Theodore Roosevelt Biography

One of the most significant presidents of the United States was Theodore Roosevelt; born on October 27th, 1858 a day filled with great joy for his two parents Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. “Teddy” (as his family called him in part to distinguish him from his father) was the second of four children; he had two sisters and a brother. From a very young age, Theodore was sick with asthma so most of his childhood he spent on a bed propped up or slouched in a chair. Due to his many illnesses, he was tutored as he needed special attention. While studying German and French under Anna Minkwitz, she predicted: “He will surely one day be a great professor; He may become president of the United States.”
On April 21st, 1858,
Theodore first settled in New York with his newly wedded wife. He enrolled in Columbine University, attempting to pursue a higher degree in law. Theodore later dropped out to write a book entitled “The Naval War of 1812”. Eventually, he developed a passion for politics, and in 1881, was elected as a Republican to the “The New York Assembly”.
Three years later, on February 14th, 1884, Theodore would be devastated by a double tragedy, His mother, Martha Roosevelt died; alongside his wife Alice lee, who died while giving birth. This caused Theodore great pain, it was said that he would never speak about his deceased mother or wife, not even to his daughter, who survived this tragic incident. Roosevelt left New York for Montana where he started the now famous Elkhorn Ranch. For two years, he ran his ranch and continued to write. In 1886, he would return to New York City, enter politics, and come in third place in the race for Mayor of New York
Theodore would soon be responsible for calling an attack on the Spanish fleet in the Philippines. Sadly, in May 1898 a humble Theodore resigned from his Navy position to personally volunteer to fight in Cuba. It was at this time that Theodore formed “The Rough Riders”, a group of elite (volunteer) fighters. The Roughriders fought fearlessly and thus Teddy became a national hero.
Roosevelt being a national hero displayed a great amount of uprightness in office, perturbing the party bosses who expected him to ignore the law in favor of partisan politics. Roosevelt did a great amount of campaigning for McKinley in 1900—one analyst asserted, "This Teddy alone that's running, a' he ain't a runnin', he's a gallopin'." Roosevelt endeavored, his efforts proofed to a success in helping ensure victory for