Robert roosevelt biography

(August 7, 1829 — June 14, 1906) Robert Barnwell Roosevelt was a lawyer, politician, and editor. Roosevelt was born in New York City in 1829, and was the uncle of Theodore Roosevelt. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1850. Roosevelt practiced law and also acted as editor of the New York Citizen newspaper for many years. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. After serving in Congress, he held many other political positions including Minister to The Hague, treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, and Board of Alderman in New York City. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000428]

When Robert Barnhill Roosevelt was born on 7 August 1829, in Kings, New York, United States, his father, Cornelius Van Schaak Roosevelt Sr, was 35 and his mother, Margaret Barnhill, was 29. He married Elizabeth Thorne Ellis in October 1850, in New York City, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to Wellington, New Zealand in 1901 and lived in New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1870 and Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 14 June 1906, in Sayville, Islip, Suffolk, New York, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States.

American politician (1829–1906)

Robert Barnhill Roosevelt,^[1] also known as Robert Barnwell Roosevelt (August 7, 1829 – June 14, 1906), was a spor