THEODORE ROOSEVELTBy: Julia

OUR 26TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States. He was a President who people, “trusted,” in. He was a hero in the Spanish-American War. Roosevelt became president in 1901.

ROOSEVELT AS A CHILD

Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, in New York City.

He was born into a wealthy family.

Roosevelt was an active mischievous kid.

He did boxing lessons as a child, and that became his favorite sport.

ROOSEVELT’S YOUNG ADULT AGE

When Roosevelt was older, he expressed mixed feelings.

Pondering his largely home-based early education and his college experience in his autobiography, he was a smart young person.

ROOSEVELT’S FIRST WIFE

Alice Hathaway Lee was the first wife of Theodore Roosevelt.

Roosevelt’s wife, Alice died of an undiagnosed kidney failure.

Theodore Roosevelt’s mother had died of typhoid fever, in the same house, on the same day as his wife.

ROOSEVELT’S EARLY CAREER

In Roosevelt’s early political career he attended the Republican National Convention in 1884.

In the 1888 presidential election, Roosevelt campaigned in the Midwest for Benjamin Harrison.

He became president of the board of New York City Police Commissioners in 1895.

ROOSEVELT’S PRESIDENCY YEARS

In 1901, when Roosevelt was Vice President, President William McKinley was assassinated.

Because of William McKinley’s assassination, Theodore Roosevelt was elected President of the United States in 1901.

THE END OF ROOSEVELT’S LIFE

By 1919, Roosevelt’s life was coming to an end.

He had a bad illness that caused him to be very sick.

ROOSEVELT’S SICKNESS AS A CHILD

When Theodore Roosevelt was a child, he was very sick, also.

When he was a young kid he got asthma.

He had to rest in bed or slouching in a chair most of his early childhood.

THE DEATH OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT Theodore was sick most

of his early years, and at the very end of his life.

Once Theodore Roosevelt had a bad illness, after 2 ½ months of the illness, Theodore Roosevelt died on January 6, 1919.

He was buried in Young’s Memorial Cemetery.

People will always remember Theodore Roosevelt as a, “hero.”