His father, Theodore Roosevelt Sr., was a descendant of the original group of Dutch merchants who made their fortunes building New York harbor into one of the most prosperous ports in America.

of Theodore Roosevelt is that he was the great male feminist of his period in terms of the important office holders and politicians. But that goes back to the beginning. When he's a senior at ...

Assemblyman Theodore Roosevelt met with a severe affliction yesterday in the death of his young wife and his mother. Mrs. Roosevelt, Sr., was a Savannah lady, her maiden name being Martha Bullock.

Theodore or “Teddy” was born to parents Theodore Sr., an American businessman and Martha Roosevelt, and American socialite. Teddy was the second oldest of four children, along with an older ...

Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City to glass importer and leading philanthropist Theodore, Sr. and Georgia-born mother Martha “Mittie” Roosevelt. As a student at Harvard University (1876-1880 ...

So began Theodore Roosevelt’s 1880 Harvard senior thesis, “Practicability of Giving Men and Women Equal Rights.” The man who ...