Emlen Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt (born April 30, 1857 in New York City - March 15, 1930 ) was an American businessman, banker and philanthropist . In this context, he built railroad, telegraph and cable lines.
Career
Roosevelt was president of the Roosevelt & Son family bank on Wall Street . In addition, he worked in the telecommunications industry. In the 1880s he founded the Mexican Telegraph Company and the Central and South American Telegraph Company . He later was a director of the International Telephone and Telegraph Company . Over the years he has held managerial positions in a variety of other companies. He was secretary and director of the Broadway Improvement Company ; Trustee with Union Trust Company , New York Life and Trust Company , Institution for Savings of Merchants and Clerks ; Director of Chemical National Bank (now JP Morgan Chase & Co. ), Gallatin National Bank , Astor National Bank , National Starch Company , Mix Telegraph Company, and Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York .
He was also a member of the Metropolitan Museum of Art , Century Club , City Club , Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club and other clubs, as well as the Downtown Association and the Sons of the American Revolution . Roosevelt has also served as Trustee and Secretary to Roosevelt Hospital , Trustee to the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary , Trustee and Treasurer to the New York Dispensary, and Treasurer to Essex County Country Club . He served as an officer in the National Guard for 16 years , then resigned in January 1898. At that time he held the rank of major and was quartermaster in the 1st Brigade .
family
On October 4, 1883, Roosevelt married Christine Griffin Kean, daughter of Lucy Halsted and John Kean (born March 27, 1814, † January 17, 1895). Her ancestors include: General Jacob Morris (born December 28, 1755, † January 10, 1844); Lewis Morris (April 8, 1726, † January 22, 1798), one of the signatories of the United States' Declaration of Independence ; John Kean (1756 - May 4, 1795), member of the Continental Congress , and Philip Livingston (July 9, 1686 - December 31, 1749), the second lord of Livingston Manor .
The couple had five children together:
- Christine G. Roosevelt (born August 3, 1884)
- George Emlen Roosevelt (born October 13, 1887)
- Lucy Margaret Roosevelt (born November 7, 1888)
- John Kean Roosevelt (born September 22, 1889)
- Philip James Roosevelt (born May 15, 1892)
Trivia
He was a co-owner of the Roosevelt Building on the corner of Broadway and 13th Street, which was named after his grandfather Cornelius Roosevelt (born January 30, 1794, † July 17, 1871). Furthermore, it owned the James Alfred Roosevelt Estate in Cove Neck in Nassau County ( New York ).
After the death of his cousin Theodore, he bought the forests around his grave at the Youngs Memorial Cemetery in Oyster Bay (New York) and then donated them to the National Audubon Society , which created a bird sanctuary ( The Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary ) from it.
Works
- Roosevelt VS. Newett - A Transcript of the Testimony taken and Depositions read at Marquett, Michigan
Web links
- Emlen Roosevelt on the Five Gateways Genealogy website
- Letters between Theodore Roosevelt and William Emlen Roosevelt (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Emlen Roosevelt on the usnook.com website
- ↑ a b Emlen Roosevelt on the Essex County Country Club website ( memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Mexican Telegraph Company - New York
- ^ Hart, John Mason: Empire and Revolution: The Americans in Mexico Since the Civil War , University of California Press, 2002, ISBN 9780520939295 , pages 105 and 126
- ↑ a b c Emlen Roosevelt on the FamousFix.com website
- ↑ Emlen Roosevelt on the smokershistory.com website
- ↑ Emlen Roosevelt on the Seawanhaka.org website ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Hathi Trust Digital Library
- ↑ Laffaye, Horace A .: Polo in the United States: A History , McFarland, 2011, ISBN 9780786480074 , page 44
- ↑ Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York , The Troy Press Company, 1886, pp. 21, 46, 140 and 158
- ^ Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York , The Troy Press Company, 1888, pp. 28, 43, 159, 179, and 561
- ^ Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York , The Troy Press Company, 1894, pp. 20, 36 and 183
- ^ John Kean on the mocavo.com website
- ↑ Emlen Roosevelt on the Ancestry.com website
- ↑ Christine G. Roosevelt on Sharon Hazard's website
- ↑ Vietze, Andrew: Becoming Teddy Roosevelt: How a Maine Guide Inspired America's 26th President , Down East Books, 2010, ISBN 9780892729142 , p. 151
- ^ The 1893 Roosevelt Building (839-841 Broadway) on the Daytonian website in Manhattan
- ↑ Theodore Roosevelt on the website of starship.python.net ( Memento of the original from March 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Theodore Roosevelt's Grave Site - Youngs Memorial Cemetery - Oyster Bay, New York
- ^ Roosevelt, William Emlen: Roosevelt VS. Newett - A Transcript of the Testimony taken and Depositions read at Marquett, Michigan , 1914
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roosevelt, Emlen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Roosevelt, William Emlen (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American businessman, banker, and philanthropist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 1930 |