Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-29
THE RoosENELTS

An account of the Nominee ana His
Philosophical I'nretathcrs.
The political ana military career Of
Colonel Roosevelt is told in Il graphic
way In the nominating speech Of Mir.
a't1le". nut some interesting
FACTS regarding the nominees forcfath
erS and publicspiritcd relatives arc
given in the following article from The
New York Sun:
Isaac Roosevelt was a member of
.ne New York Provincial Congress, the
legislature and the city council, ana
was also long the president Of the Eaph
or New York. His son, N4cholas~ ]
born in the citS~Of New Y orl
in T761 sociaTed with robert
4 Fulton in the invention and introduce
lion Of the steamboat, the priority of
the invention being u natter Of dis
pufe- Fulton said of him in a published
statements AS to Mr.. Roosevelt. re
gard him as undetermined. Intelligent
man. and would do anything to serve
him that ! could. Nicholas J. Roosc-
Welt lived until 1854, dying at lhr great
age Of cighty-seven. 1t is a long lived
family.
His nephew. Cornelius Van Schalk
Roosevelt, was born in this city in 1874.
and died ut Oyster Bay On Long Island
in 1871. or in his sevcntN-eighrh year.
tie was Il successful merchant and was
noted for his large. regular and systc-
matte contributions To charity.
His son, Robert Barnwrl Roosevelt.
born in the city OF New York in 1929 is
still living, and Is a Democrat. lie has
been in Congress. has rendered much
service in the organization of ;ts.socia-
!t'nS for the protection of game was Il
stale fish commissioner was active in
khe committee of seventy after the cx-
Josure Of the Tweed ring against which
he had been arraycd in the Citizens
intj ;,, lNS u
minister 10 the Netherlands. He has
been an extraordinarily active man in
many public directions and also has
been a fertile writer nn sporting and
other subjects.
Theodore Roosevelt las brother.
born in the city Of New York. was Of
shorter life than his family generally
He lived from 1881 tn 1875 He was a
merchant and aftcrward i bunker He
WAS appointed collector of he port, but
Was not confirmed by The Senate. la
was noted for his extensive ana sys-
tematic charities ana earnest and act
i've public spirit.
His son. the present Colonel Theu-
dore Roosevelt was born in 1858 in the
city of New York, was graduated at
Harvard College in 1859 ana AT once en-
acred into politics. being elected the
I'ery next year by tho Republicans to
Lhe assembly, where he WAS one of the
most active members. In lSSl he WAS
chairman of the New York delegation
TO the National Republican convention.
In 1856 he ran unsucce&sfully Tor mayor
Of New York on the Republican ticket.
His subsequent political and military
career is known 10 every body.
= His great uncle. "anics John Hoost-
Welt, born in New York in 1?t. lived To
be eighty years old. He WAS Il lawyer
and a Democrat. was twice member
OF the state Legislature between 1879
and 1870, vas justice OF the supreme
court. and afterNard Was United States
district attnrneysin New York.
Another relative Of Theodore Rpose-
Welt. a cousin of the Cornelius before
spoken of, was James Henry loose.
Welt. born in New York in $500, and dy-
ing there in 1863. He accumulated a
large fortune by living ecnnor,icaly
and unostentatousy. ANA why u" had
been thus self sacrificing was explain
ed when his Will was read. /, left the
great bulk OF his cstat" ~ found the
noble Roosevelt Hospital. in which a
tablet Justly describes him as Il true son
: of New York Il. man upright in his
aims. simple in his life ana sublime in
his benefactIon.
Another Roosevelt Hilberne Lewis,
also born in New York was a noted or
gan builder and an inventor