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Robert Barnhill Roosevelt, also known as Robert Barnwell Roosevelt (August 7, 1829 – June 14, 1906), was a sportsman, author, and politician who served as a United States representative from New York (1871–1873) and as Minister to the Hague (1888–1889).
The Roosevelt family is an American political family from New York whose members have included two United States presidents, a First Lady, [1] and various merchants, bankers, politicians, inventors, clergymen, artists, and socialites.
Roosevelt Roberts (born February 11, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) who competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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- Franklin Roosevelt was related to 11 other presidents. It seems like every day there is a new report tracing the genealogical roots of the American presidents: Abraham Lincoln and George W. Bush were seventh cousins (four times removed), and Jimmy Carter and George Washington were ninth cousins (six times removed).
- Another famous relative? His wife, Eleanor. Fifth cousins (once removed), Franklin and Eleanor had met briefly as children—although neither remembered the occasion.
- When Franklin and Eleanor married, Teddy Roosevelt gave the bride away. The president’s attendance at the ceremony was front-page news (including in the New York Times), leaving Eleanor convinced that more people had come to see her uncle than her and Franklin.
- Sara Delano Roosevelt was a domineering mother-in-law. Not everyone was thrilled with the marriage. Franklin’s domineering mother Sara had opposed it from the start.
Robert B. Roosevelt [1829-1906] US Congressman. Robert Roosevelt has several claims to fame as a Dutch American. He served in the United States Congress for one term, and later was appointed to be the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands.
Robert Barnwell (Barnhill) Roosevelt (1829-1906) was the fourth son of Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt and Margaret Barnhill Roosevelt as well as the uncle of President Theodore Roosevelt. He was a prominent New York lawyer, public servant, diplomat, writer, and conservationist.
Robert Barnwell Roosevelt Jr. of Washington, a first cousin of the late President Theodore Roosevelt, died at his Summer home, the Lilacs, Sayville, L.I., at 9 A. M. yesterday of heart...
