Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-07-09
FIFTH COUSIN OF 1T. r.
Il 30 YEARS OLD AND
ALWAYS A DEMOCRAT

FRANKLIN DelanO Roosevelt has
served as assistant secretary of tie
navy for more than seven years. the
full 'eTiod OF President Wilson's adj
ministration. He handled importaa.
duties during ne war, but MANAGED
to escape from most of the contro-
versy in which his chief, Secretary Of
the Navy Daniels, was involved.
Roosevelt went abroad during the
war and was in first hand touch with
naval operations.
Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park
Duchess county, New York, on JAZZ.
uary 80, 1882, and thus is 80 years
old. He retains a youthful appear
ance. His parents we're James and
Sarah Delano Roosevelt.
His collegiate education was OF
tanned at Harvard, where he was
graduated in 1904 and year later
was married to Anna Eleanor Roose-
welt of New York.
After studying law, Roosevelt was
admitted to the bar in 1907. He a.
once became associated with the New
York law firm Of Carter, Ledyard &
Milburp. After three years with this
firm he became a member Of the firm
of Marvin, Hooker & Roosevelt, fol.
lowing the active practice of law unit,
his appointment as assistant secre.
tary of the navy.
Mr.. Roosevelt got into politics at
an early date, becoming a state sena-
tor.
The Roosevelts are all democrats
except the Theodore Roosevelt brarch
of the family.
He served as state senator from,
1910 until his appointment as assist
ant secretary of the navy, when Re
rendered his resignation. Roosevelt's
services in the New York Legislature
had attracted attention to him to such
an extent that he was offered the up.
pointment when President Wilson tn-
tered the White House.
Roosevelt is member of the
Episcopal church. He is member Of
the Alpha Delta Phi college fratcr-
nifty and is a Mason. He Is trustee
of the Laura franklin free hospital
for children and the Seaman's Insti-
tute and a member of the Naval Hts
tory Society, the New York Historical
Society and the Holland Society. He
served as a member of the Hudson.
Fulton celebration commission IL
1909. His clubs include the Harvard
Knickerbocker, Racquet and Tenn:s
of New York and University Club at
Washington. He maintains bis lega'
residence in the place OF his birth.
Hyde Park, NJ. 81
During the present campai4 j
Roosevelt has been spoken of pro Ai-
nently as a possible candidate for TIE
democratic nomination for United
States senator f:om New York. He
sat in the democratic convention At
San Francisco, by which he was no"-
mated for the vice presidency, as u
delegate.
Recently Roosevelt expressed his
views on governmental matters in n
letter to Representative ireland OF
Illinois, chairman of the house com.
mittee on accounts, who sent ques-
tionnai1e to department chiefs inquis-
ing their views on how efficiency and
economy might be best promoted.
Mr.. Roosevelt is fifth cousin CT
the late Theodore Roosevelt. HIS
wife. also Roosevelt. is q niece o:
the former president. Their family
consists of hve children - Anna.
Eleanor. James Elliott. John and
Franklin. Jr.
From the start Of his political ca
reer Roosevelt has aligned himself
with he progressive element Of the
democratic party. In the New York
senate he was the leader Of a group
of independent. Embossed Legislators.