The sun., 1900-10-06
RoossvErrs IN NEW YORK HISTORY.
Important Part which Public Meu OF That
Name Have Taken In Its Affairs.


Isaac Roosevelt OF New York was one Of the
New York city delegates (John Jay. Leonard
Ilspenard and James Duane were three other)
TO the Provincial Convention which chose dele
gates In I775 to the original Continental Con-
gress. Subsequently he was one OF the New
York Committee OF One Hundred appointed al
public mass meeting In this city as q Commit
tee OF Resistance against the power Of the Brit
ish Government and In aid OF the Continental
Army. Afterward he was one Of tho delegates
TO the FIRST Provincial Congress and q member
OF the Second. Third and Fourth New.York
Senates. James Roosevelt Of New York was a
State Commissioner OF Charities and a member
OF the New York Assembly In the last century.
Another James Roosevelt, James l. Roosevelt,
was United States District Attorney for the
Southern district OF New York before the be-
ginning OF tho Civil War, and q third Roosevelt.
named James. was q member OF the Legislature
In 1885 and again In 1870.
John Roosevelt OF New York was one OF the
earliest judicial officers in the colonial period OF
New York's affairs, being Master OF Chsncery
in 1888. James J. Roosevelt was one OF the
Court OF Appeals Judges during the period
when some Supreme Court Judges were desig-
mated for service In the Court Of Appeals. He
was elected in the First judicial district. cores
ponding at prevent with the county OF New
J Ork. and he was also member OF Congress
from lstl to ls49, having among his ass9ciates
In the New York delegation Millard Fillmore,
efterward Pres dent OF the United states, John
Van BuTen and Francis Granger
=, Neholss Roosevelt was snother member OF
the Committee Of One Hundred the members
Of which decided una nimeuey "te stand or fan
with the liberty Of the Continent" and TO make
cause with tse Of oth.T ts.
over the affairs OF the Amsric.R colopies,
ssSI STfa q .s; snSsI q a. A.
history Of the State has there been time when
some Roosevelt was not either Judss upon the
or Identified with the stmlnistration OF the
charitable institutions Of the State.
Gov. Roosevelt was . m ember Of the Albany
sernbly COMMITTEES on Cities, long before he had
become iden tined with local municipal matters
or ,9oeptse in t9Sn spROntm.nt o 70 ;.tc ,hs two
rss as Assistant s.Gre.ry the S.sy rrl :nS
has SnI aEsn an .ctTe ps in The history Of X.
public affsirs OF New York, and usually the
places Of trust held by jts members have been
ISnsa SppoInfmoStp % p0ffRRd ffRsodor. Hoo..v. bss.n hs
election TO the Assembly In what was then
the Twenty-hrst and is II ow the Twenty-nlnth
Another Theodore Roosevelt was a member
Of thl State board Of Charities ak years before
that time. Robert b. Roosevelt. an uncle OF
the Governor, vas member OF congress
shortly after the close Of the Civil War. He
was American Minister to tn. Netherlands dur.
ing the second Cleveland Administration. and
with Horstio Seymour and Seth Green was one
Of th- orig nal Commissioners OF Fisheries, the
efforts OF the members OF which commission
have done so much TO preserve and protect the
large fishery and game interests OF New York
State,
Tn. RoosAvelts at all periods of the State 5
history have pre.erved on public rather than
narrow partisan grounds the support and
Jreseut no member of the Roosevelt family in
New York. while holding so hieh an oflce as
that Of Governor of the State. as been can
ddste FOR the of1ce OF Nice-Pfesident Of the
United states.