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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.
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).
B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Married Alice Hathaway Lee (July 29, 1861-Feb. 14, 1884), daughter of George Cabot Lee and Caroline Watts Haskell Lee
Published The Naval War of 1812 External. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Member, New York State Assembly
Purchased first ranch in the badlands of the Dakota Territory
Birth of daughter Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth (d. Feb. 20, 1980)
Married Edith Kermit Carow (Aug. 6, 1861-Sept. 30, 1948), daughter of Charles Carow and Gertrude Elizabeth Tyler Carow, in London, England
Published Hunting Trips of a Ranchman External. New York and London: G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Published Life of Thomas Hart Benton External. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Birth of son Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt III (d. July 12, 1944)
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
Birth of son Kermit Roosevelt (d. June 4, 1943)
Commissioner, United States Civil Service
PublishedThe Winning of the West External. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Published New York External. New York: Longmans, Green, and Co.
Birth of daughter Ethel Carow Roosevelt Derby (d. Dec. 10, 1977)
Published The Wilderness Hunter External. New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
Birth of son Archibald Bulloch "Archie" Roosevelt (d. Oct. 13, 1979)
President, Board of Police Commissioners, New York, N.Y.
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
Birth of son Quentin Roosevelt (d. July 14, 1918)
Organized First Regiment United States Volunteer Cavalry, known as "Roosevelt's Rough Riders," and commissioned lieutenant colonel
Participated in battles of San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill in Cuba during Spanish-American War
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
Published Oliver Cromwell External. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons
Inaugurated vice president of the United States
President William McKinley died in Buffalo, NY; Roosevelt sworn in as 26th president of the United States
Published The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses External. New York: Century Co.
Published Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter External. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
Awarded Nobel Prize for Peace for mediating the end of the Russo-Japanese War
Published A Square Deal External. Allendale, N.J.: Allendale Press
Published Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches External. New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons
African expedition of big game hunting and scientific exploration for the Smithsonian Institution
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
Organized Progressive "Bull Moose" Party; nominated as presidential candidate
President, American Historical Association
Headed expedition to South America
Published Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography External. New York: Macmillan
Published Through the Brazilian Wilderness External. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
Writer and lecturer on World War I
Died, Oyster Bay, N.Y. Buried at Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, New York