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Collection Theodore Roosevelt Papers

Timeline

A chronology of key events in the life of Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), United States Civil Service Commissioner, governor of New York, author, conservationist, and twenty-sixth president of the United States.

For a more detailed chronology of Theodore Roosevelt’s life, see “Theodore Roosevelt Timelines” available online External through the Theodore Roosevelt Center External at Dickinson State University.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)

  1. 1858, Oct. 27

    Born, New York, N.Y. Elder son of Theodore “Thee” Roosevelt Sr. (1831-1878) and Martha “Mittie” Bulloch (1835-1884). Siblings Anna “’Bamie’ and ‘Bye’” Roosevelt Cowles (1855-1931), Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt (1860-1894), and Corinne Roosevelt Robinson (1861-1933).

  2. 1880, June

    B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

  3. 1880, Oct. 27

    Married Alice Hathaway Lee (July 29, 1861-Feb. 14, 1884), daughter of George Cabot Lee and Caroline Watts Haskell Lee

  4. 1882

    Published The Naval War of 1812 External. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons

  5. 1882-1884

    Member, New York State Assembly

  6. 1883, Sept.

    Purchased first ranch in the badlands of the Dakota Territory

  7. 1884, Feb. 12

    Birth of daughter Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth (d. Feb. 20, 1980)

  8. 1886, Dec. 2

    Married Edith Kermit Carow (Aug. 6, 1861-Sept. 30, 1948), daughter of Charles Carow and Gertrude Elizabeth Tyler Carow, in London, England

  9. 1886

    Published Hunting Trips of a Ranchman External. New York and London: G. P. Putnam’s Sons

  10. 1887

    Published Life of Thomas Hart Benton External. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company

  11. 1887, Sept. 13

    Birth of son Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt III (d. July 12, 1944)

  12. 1888

    Published Gouverneur Morris External. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company

    Published Essays on Practical Politics External. New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons

  13. 1889, Oct. 10

    Birth of son Kermit Roosevelt (d. June 4, 1943)

  14. 1889-1895

    Commissioner, United States Civil Service

  15. 1889-1896

    PublishedThe Winning of the West External. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons

  16. 1891

    Published New York External. New York: Longmans, Green, and Co.

  17. 1891, Aug. 13

    Birth of daughter Ethel Carow Roosevelt Derby (d. Dec. 10, 1977)

  18. 1893

    Published The Wilderness Hunter External. New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons.

  19. 1894, Apr. 10

    Birth of son Archibald Bulloch "Archie" Roosevelt (d. Oct. 13, 1979)

  20. 1895

    President, Board of Police Commissioners, New York, N.Y.

  21. 1897

    Assistant secretary of the navy (resigned May 6, 1898)

    Published American Ideals, and Other Essays, Social and Political External. New York and London: G. P. Putnam’s Sons

  22. 1897, Nov. 19

    Birth of son Quentin Roosevelt (d. July 14, 1918)

  23. 1898, April

    Organized First Regiment United States Volunteer Cavalry, known as "Roosevelt's Rough Riders," and commissioned lieutenant colonel

  24. 1898, July 1

    Participated in battles of San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill in Cuba during Spanish-American War

  25. 1899

    Published Big Game Hunting in the Rockies and on the Great Plains External. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons

    Published The Rough Riders External. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons

  26. 1900

    Published Oliver Cromwell External. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons

  27. 1901, Sept. 14

    President William McKinley died in Buffalo, NY; Roosevelt sworn in as 26th president of the United States

  28. 1901

    Published The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses External. New York: Century Co.

  29. 1905

    Published Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter External. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons

  30. 1906

    Awarded Nobel Prize for Peace for mediating the end of the Russo-Japanese War

    Published A Square Deal External. Allendale, N.J.: Allendale Press

  31. 1909

    Published Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches External. New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons

  32. 1909-1910

    African expedition of big game hunting and scientific exploration for the Smithsonian Institution

  33. 1910

    Toured Europe

    Published African Game Trails, An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter Naturalist External. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons

    Published The New Nationalism External. New York: The Outlook Company

  34. 1912

    Organized Progressive "Bull Moose" Party; nominated as presidential candidate

    President, American Historical Association

  35. 1914

    Published Through the Brazilian Wilderness External. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons

  36. 1914-1918

    Writer and lecturer on World War I

  37. 1919, Jan. 6

    Died, Oyster Bay, N.Y. Buried at Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, New York