The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-15
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n hia family ,Sctr 9Th hiin N his death
lie was u vjdovcf. his second Nitr ha wing
died two years Rgo itts sune, John ;
hpo-rvrli and Huhnt' ~ Roosevelt. "
live ~ Lotus lRHe, their places adjoining
that NJ tlWir father
Funeral services will be held u, tho houss
NJ n o'clock On Monday morning They
will lr conducted Nv the Rsv i D.. Prescott,
pastor II ~. AIMS Episcopal church "
AtyNilr The burial will le IN urrcuWood
cemetery. where additional -%erviCpa will
le held The funeral cortege will probably
lcnvc here on the , O'Clock train on Monday
President Roosevelt has sent word from
Washington that In view ~ the pressure Of
public business he viii not attend the
funeral
Robert BarnwclI Roosevelt, was born at
81 Cortlandt street ON August 7, 1870 One
Of his brothers, Theodore. was the father Of
President Roosevelt, who also was born IN
this city.
Robert r Roosevelt was admitted TO the
bar in 1851 and after practising law twenty
years quit the profession and vent into
mercantile life He was a man Of large for
tune and washable to give time TO study and
to public questions, He was one of the
members Of the original Committee Of Sew
enty. and a. chairman Of the executive COM
mittee helped to bring about the downfall
Of the Tweed ring, For many years he
was conspicuous in the affairs OF the Demo-
cratic party. He was a frequent orator in
Tammany Hall. was one Of the founders Of
the County DemocracY and was Minister to
the Netherlands for a part of Mr., Clevcland's
first term, He was elected to Congress in
1872 and served on the Dist riot Of Columbia
Committee. He vas appointed a Brooklyn
Bridge commissioner when the big span
was completed. He was also treasurer OF
the Democratic national committee when
Grover Cleveland was elected the second
time.
Mr.. Roosevelt served one term in the
Board of Aldermen in his younger days.
For several years he was the editor Of the
New York Citizen. With the other gold
Democrats he bolted Bryan in 1905. but four
wears later he declared that he preferred
Bryan to Mckinley. He served as Presi-
dental elector at many elections. He was
nominated for elector from this State by the
Democrats when his nephew ran for Presi-
dent, but he declined the honor then, saying
his admiration for his nephew made 1t
r,nossible for him to serve.
6rte the President, Mr.. Roosevelt was
vsSy fond Of ont Of o life. and he was one
OF the most skilful anglers in the country.
In 1885 he met Seth Green at the annual
contest Of the New York State Sportsmen's
Association. The result of the friendship
that followed was the establishment Of
artificial fish culture in the United States.
Mr.. Roosevelt presented to the New York
Legislature the bill creating a fishery COM
mission. and for twenty years he was a
member of the commission, most of the
time president. He was also active in the
promotion of societies and clubs for the
protection of game, and he was once presi-
dent of the International Association for
the Protection of Game.
In 1870 Mr.. Roosevelt wrote a book en-
titled Five Acres Too Much, which caused
endless comment on account Of its structures
on the Irish and Germans in this country.
The first edition of the book said about the
Irish:
The inhabitants OF the Emerald Isle are GER
tainly. a ma g%nifceut race, especially when
Their 6 %%&iab ., does Ss pot oM hbaPpsn to nd @w dos a
not want to run for Alderman; and il they did
not lie. steal. cheat, rob. murder. get drunk.
Peon Ga fne%ssl THreS a@@5T6sII; f ,Sey % %oui Id'i bs
almost as good as other nations.
The paragraph quoted was omitted from
the second edition, but others were left in,
and the Germans came in Tor q wigglng, too.
Several times when Mr.. Roosevelt was
suggested as a candidate for Office the book
stood in the way Of his nomination.
Mr.. Roosevelt was married twice, first to
the daughter of John F. Ellis, and second
to Mrs. Marion T. Fortesque. the widow of
r. Francis Fortesque. He wrote extern
sively about fishes and fishing and the game
birds of North America. He was once
the president Of the Holland Society and
was a member Of many clubs and social
organizations, among them the Founders
and Patriots of America, Of which he was
the president: the Chamber Of Commerce
and the American Geographical Society.