Early Life
On October 27th, 1858, Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City. His family was in the plate-glass industry. Theodore was riddled with illness as a young boy and was home schooled because of it. He had to spend a lot of time indoors. Eventually, by the time he was a teenager, he began to engage in more physical activities with he encouragement of his father, such as weightlifting and boxing. Roosevelt went to college at Harvard and graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Family Life
Roosevelt was married twice. He had one daughter with his first wife, and five children with his second wife, Edith Carow. Teddie's kids were wild and trashed the White House, they took their favorite pony in the elevator, threw water balloons on the guards, and even brought a 4-foot long king snake out to visitors to see! The President probably loved it this way, as his wife often described him as an ornery little boy.
Politics
Roosevelt didn't finish law school. He instead elected to join the state assembly. He then held several political positions, before leaving politics for awhile after the death of his first wife. After marrying his second wife, Edith, he began to go back to politics, he loss the chance of being mayor for New York City, but didn't give up, and instead civil service commissioner and soon became an assistant U.S. Navy Secretary for President William McKinley. He eventually left his post and got involved int he Spanish-American War where he became a war hero after his time with he Rough Riders. He then became Governor of New York. His party was not to fond of him so they added him as the "Thankless post" of Vice President on the McKinley ticket. When McKinley was assassinated after his reelection in 1901, Roosevelt became president at age 42, the youngest to hold the post.
Legacy
Theodore Roosevelt was responsible for preserving nearly 200 million acres of national forest.