Theodore Roosevelt Sr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Theodore Roosevelt Sr.

American businessman, father of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1831

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 09-Feb-1878

Profession: entrepreneur, philanthropist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Theodore "Thee" Roosevelt Sr.
(September 22, 1831 – February 9, 1878) was an American businessman and philanthropist from the Roosevelt family.
Roosevelt was also the father of President Theodore Roosevelt and the paternal grandfather of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
He served as a member of the plate-glass importing business Roosevelt & Son. Roosevelt helped found the New York City Children's Aid Society, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History, and the New York Children's Orthopedic Hospital.
A participant in New York society life, he was described by one historian as a man of both "good works and good times." In December 1877, Roosevelt was nominated to be Collector of the Port of New York but was rejected by the U.S.
Senate.