Franklin Delano Roosevelt & Anna Eleanor Roosevelt

THE POLSON-CHENEY FAMILY

Husband: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1)

Born: 30 JAN 1882 in Hyde Park, Dutchess, NY (2)
Married: 17 MAY 1905 in New York City, NY (7)
Died: 15 APR 1945 in Warm Springs, Georgia (3)
Buried: in The rose garden at the Hyde Park Estate in New York.
Father: James Roosevelt
Mother: Sarah Delano
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Wife: Anna Eleanor "Eleanor" Roosevelt (4)

Born: 11 OCT 1884 in New York, NY (5)
Died: 07 NOV 1962 in New York City, NY (6)
Father: Elliott Roosevelt
Mother: Anne Hall
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Children
01 (F): Anna Roosevelt
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02 (M): James Roosevelt
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03 (M): Elliott Roosevelt
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Died: 1990
Spouses: Patty

04 (M): Franklin Roosevelt, Jr
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05 (M): John Roosevelt
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Additional Information

Franklin Delano Roosevelt:

Notes:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States of America. His unprecented election to four terms in office cannot be repeated because of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Roosevelt grew up in Hyde Park, New York. His mother supervised his education until he was 14 when he was sent to the Groton School in Massachusetts. Franklin recieved his Bachelors degree in 1903 from Harvard. He then attended the Columbia University Law School until 1907 when he passed New York's law exams.

Roosevelt's Political Career in brief:

# 1910: Franklin became a New York State Senator.

# 1913-1920: Was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

# 1920: Lost the bid for Vice President of the U.S. with James M. Cox as President.

# 1921: In August, Franklin was diagnosed with Poliomyelitis and soon after lost the ability to walk.

# 1929: In January, he became the Govenor of New York.

# 1933: On March 4th, Franklin became President of the United States. His Inaugeral speech included "we have nothing to fear but fear itself" on the war against the Great Depression.

# 1941: The United States declared war on Japan.

Franklin did not live to see the end of the War. He died of a massive cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia.

Anna Eleanor "Eleanor" Roosevelt:

Notes:
Eleanor lived with her maternal grandmother after the death of her parents. She was sent to boarding school in England when she was 15. Upon her return, Eleanor did social work in New York until she married Franklin. They were married in New York City with Eleanor's cousin President Theodore Roosevelt in attendance.

Franklin had an affair with Lucy Page Mercer, Eleanor's social secretary, in 1918. This was a turning point in their marriage, although the couple reconciled, Eleanor decided she needed a career of her own. She became involved in the League of Women Voters and Women's Trade Union League. In 1921, Eleanor became active on Democratic party politics on behalf of Franklin who had polio.

When Franklin became president in 1932, Eleanor continued to work behind the scenes. She worked for coal miners and youth during the Great Depression. Eleanor worked for racial equality, and resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution when they would not allow Marian Anderson, a Black singer, use their facilities for a concert.

After Franklin's death, Eleanor founded the Americans for Democratic Action, a liberal group within the Democratic Party. From 1945-1953, Eleanor was the U.S. delegate to the United Nations. She chaired the commission that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (From the Encarta98 Encyclopedia)

Footnotes

Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 8, Ed. 1 (Release date: January 12, 1997), Tree #2778.
Date of Import: 1 Sep, 1998.
Ibid., Tree #2778.
Date of Import: 1 Sep, 1998.
Ibid., Tree #2778.
Date of Import: 1 Sep, 1998.
Ibid., Tree #2778.
Date of Import: 1 Sep, 1998.
Ibid., Tree #2778.
Date of Import: 1 Sep, 1998.
Ibid., Tree #2778.
Date of Import: 1 Sep, 1998.
Ibid., Tree #2778.
Date of Import: 1 Sep, 1998.

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