Timeline

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. 1899-1901

    Governor of New York

27. 1900

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

28. 1901

    Inaugurated vice president of the United States

29. 1901, Sept. 14

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

30. 1901

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

31. 1901-1909

    President of the United States

32. 1905

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

33. 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

34. 1909

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

35. 1909-1910

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

36. 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

37. 1912

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

    President, American Historical Association

38. 1913

    Headed expedition to South America

    Published Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography External. New York: Macmillan

39. 1914

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

40. 1914-1918

    Writer and lecturer on World War I

41. 1919, Jan. 6

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