Show biographical sketch of president roosevelt theodore roosevelt who succeeds to the i presidency was born in new york city oo 00 tober 27 1858 of old knickerbock Knicker bpck stock HI lather theodore roosevelt was a merchant und philanthropist the boy was sickly but rigid discipline and systematic exercise bull op tor him vigor and strength he was pro pared tor college in private schools and wa graduated at harvard in 1880 nd traveled for while in europe he studied law tor a brief time but lpyd became interested in politics and in 1881 was elected to the lower house of the legislature from the twenty first district of new york and was twice re elected serving three terms the first two of which were with a democratic majority but in the third one be was prominent and made himself famous in promoting the passage of the first new york civil seral e laws after hta legislative service he bought a ranch in north dakota where he raised cattle and became a noted lirtsman man in 1888 he was ane republican cand date tor mayor of new k ork against henry george united libor and abram S hewitt democrat ithe latter being elected in 1889 president harrlson appointed him a civil service corn missioner miss loner he serving efficiently until 1895 when he resigned in may and became dent of the new lork city board of police corn miss loners in the reform administration of mayor strong in this pos alon he established a policy of strict enforcement of liquor and sun day laws and this aroused much opposition lut it stopped police protection of vice and re stored discipline to the force mr roosevelt was appointed assistant detary of the navy in apr 1 1897 and was prom anent in the preparations for the spanish war which came in the next year when hostell ties were imminent he resigned and was mainly instrumental in raising the first ment of volunteer cavalry which came to be known as the bough riders of this force he was anade lieutenant colonel the colonel being dr leonard wood since made major general end military governor of cuba this force took an active part la the siege and capture 0 saat ago als cuba on the outbreak 0 the yellow fever colonel roosevelt joined in a round roban demanding the return 0 the troops to the north which was ordered by secretary alger colonel roosevelt returned with his command to montauk point in august 1898 he was nominated for got the republicans of new york and elected by 17 over augustus van wyck the nominee As governor he reformed the administration of the canals promoted purity and efficiency in the civil service and secured the passage of laws taxing corporations and establishing the principle of street franchise taxation in 1900 he was nominated tor vice president by the republicans and elected AS AN AUTHOR mr roosevelt has been a voluminous author in 1882 he published A naval history of the war of 1812 then in 1885 hunting trips of a ranchman a lite of chomas H ben ton in 1888 and a lite of gouverneur morris in 1887 in 1888 essays in practical politics and ranch lite and hunting trail in 1889 he issued the winning of the west in 1890 a history of new york city in 1893 the wilderness hunter in 1894 the third volume of the winning of the west in 1897 avol ome of essays american ideals in 1899 the rough elders in 1800 bis lite 0 oliver cromwell and in the same year a volume of addresses under the title the strenuous lite he also collaborated with benator henry cabot lodge in writing hero tales from american history and aided william laird clowers in the preparation of the royal navy As an author his style 1 vigorous and direct and he Is a controversialist of great force his chief trait both as author and man is his intense american patriotism |