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Gen.)<p><b>Father:</b> <a href="/people/115/000024043/">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> (US President, b. 30-Jan-1882, d. 12-Apr-1945)<br><b>Mother:</b> <a href="/people/467/000022401/">Eleanor Roosevelt</a> (First Lady, b. 11-Oct-1884, d. 7-Nov-1962)<br><b>Sister:</b> Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (b. 3-May-1906, d. 1-Dec-1975)<br><b>Brother:</b> Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (1st, d. 1909 in infancy)<br><b>Brother:</b> Elliott Roosevelt (b. 23-Sept-1910, d. 27-Oct-1990)<br><b>Brother:</b> <a href="/people/943/000205328/">Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.</a> (US Congressman, b. 17-Aug-1914, d. 17-Aug-1988)<br><b>Brother:</b> John Aspinwall Roosevelt (b. 13-Mar-1916, d. 27-Apr-1981)<br><b>Wife:</b> Betsey Cushing (m. 4-Jun-1930, div. 7-Mar-1940, two daughters)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Sara Delano Roosevelt (b. 13-Mar-1932)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Kate Roosevelt Whitney (b. 16-Feb-1936)<br><b>Wife:</b> Romelle Theresa Schneider (m. 14-Apr-1941, div. 21-Jun-1955, two sons, one daughter)<br><b>Son:</b> James Roosevelt, Jr. (b. 9-Nov-1945)<br><b>Son:</b> Michael Anthony Roosevelt (b. 7-Dec-1946)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (b. 10-Jan-1948)<br><b>Wife:</b> Gladys Irene Owens (m. 2-Jul-1956, div. 1969, one son)<br><b>Son:</b> Hall Delano Roosevelt (b. 27-Jun-1957)<br><b>Wife:</b> Mary Lena Winskill (m. 3-Oct-1969, until his death, one daughter)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Rebecca Mary Roosevelt (b. 12-Apr-1971)<br><p> High School: <a href="/edu/260/000087996/">St. Albans School</a><br> High School: <a href="/edu/866/000068662/">Groton School (1926)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/473/000068269/">Harvard University (1930)</a><br><p> <a href="/gov/938/000127557/">US State Department</a> Delegate to UN Economic and Social Council (1965-66)<br> <a href="/gov/280/000052124/">US Congressman, California</a> 26th (3-Jan-1955 to 30-Sep-1965, resigned)<br> <u>California State Democratic Central Committee</u> Chairman (1946-48)<br> <u>Roosevelt & Haines, Inc.</u> <br> <a href="/gov/257/000127873/">White House Staff</a> Secy. to President <a href="/people/115/000024043/">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> (1937-38)<br> <u>Roosevelt & Sargent, Inc.</u> <br> <a href="/honors/031/000054866/">Navy Cross</a> <br> <a href="/honors/281/000043152/">Silver Star</a> <br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/789/000064597/">Parkinson's</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/696/000072480/">The Purple Gang (5-Jan-1960)</a> · Himself<br><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>Affectionately, FDR</i> (<tt>1959</tt>, memoir, with Sidney Shalett)<br><i>My Parents</i> (<tt>1976</tt>, memoir, with Bill Libby)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=205329"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=205329">James Roosevelt</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=205329" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>