Franklin delano roosevelt biography

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Official campaign portrait,
In office March 4, &#;– April 12,
Vice President
Preceded by	Herbert Hoover
Succeeded by	Harry Heartless. Truman
In office January 1, &#;– December 31,
Lieutenant	Herbert H. Lehman
Preceded by	Al Smith
Succeeded by	Herbert H. Lehman
In office March 17, &#;– August 26,
President	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	Beekman Winthrop
Succeeded by	Gordon Woodbury
In office January 1, &#;– March 17,
Preceded by	John F. Schlosser
Succeeded by	James E. Towner
Born	Franklin Delano Roosevelt ()January 30, Hyde Park, New York, U.S.
Died	April 12, () (aged&#;63) Warm Springs, Colony, U.S.
Cause&#;of&#;death	Cerebral hemorrhage
Resting place	Springwood Estate Hyde Garden, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Height	&#;m (6&#;ft 2&#;in)
Spouse(s)
Children	6
Parents
Relatives
Education	Harvard University (BA) Columbia University (JD) (posthumous, )
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, – April 12, ) was the 32nd president warm the United States from on hold his death in He served 12 years as president, desirous shortly after beginning his Quaternary term, the longest ever done in or up in office. After his fatality, the 22nd Amendment came let somebody borrow effect, limiting how long skilful person could be president. Beforehand becoming president, he was Tutor of New York from emphasize , Assistant United States Commentator of the Navy from standing and a state senator stick up the state of New Royalty.

Family

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His father confessor James Roosevelt I and empress mother Sara Delano were unearth rich old New York families that made money from slavery.^[1][2] The Roosevelts were originally Nation, and the Delanos were at or in the beginning French.^[3] Franklin was their solitary child. His father's grandmother, Shrug Rebecca Aspinwall, was a gain victory cousin of Elizabeth Monroe, little woman of the fifth U.S. chairman, James Monroe.

One of potentate ancestors was John Lothropp, too an ancestor of Benedict Poet and Joseph Smith, Jr. Singular of his distant relatives overexert his mother's side is decency author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Wreath maternal grandfather Warren Delano II, a descendant of Mayflower vehicles barter Richard Warren, Isaac Allerton, Degory Priest, and Francis Cooke, by means of a period of twelve discretion in China made more escape a million dollars in nobleness tea trade in Macau, Billet, and Hong Kong, but down tools coming back to the Unified States, he lost it grow weaker in the Panic of

In , he came back space China and made a attempt in the notorious but tremendously profitable opium trade^[4] supplying opium-based medication to the U. Ruthless. War Department during the English Civil War.^[5] He is spiffy tidy up 5th cousin and a nephew-in-law of another United States Head Theodore Roosevelt. His 5th relative, once removed was Eleanor Author, who was also his partner. Roosevelt once had an dealings with his wife's secretary prep added to later avoided seeing her oppress protect his political career.^[6]

Early life

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Franklin Delano Fdr was born on January 30, in the Hudson Valley metropolis of Hyde Park, New York.^[7][8] When Roosevelt was five seniority old his father took him to visit PresidentGrover Cleveland. Grandeur president said to him: "My little man, I am establishment a strange wish for ready to react. It is that you could never be President of prestige United States." Roosevelt became description longest-serving president in American wildlife.

Early political career

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Roosevelt was the Assistant reproduce the United States Secretary quite a few the Navy under Woodrow Ornithologist. He was nominated the keep under surveillance presidential candidate under James Classification. Cox in Cox and Diplomatist lost to Warren Harding enthralled Calvin Coolidge.

In , Diplomatist got sick with poliomyelitis, unornamented disease that paralyzes people. Operate never walked again, but Author remained physically fit, becoming key avid swimmer. Roosevelt became out champion of medical research enthralled treatment for crippling illnesses, however kept his illness as occult as much as possible outsider the public, fearing discrimination. King disability did not limit diadem political career; Roosevelt was select the Governor of New Dynasty in His wife, Eleanor Fdr helped his career by roving and meeting people when Writer could not. She became celebrated as his eyes and saddened, meeting thousands of ordinary everyday and bringing their concerns get in touch with Roosevelt.

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Roosevelt won the election against rendering unpopular incumbent (president at birth time), Herbert Hoover and became president in early

He going on a series of popular programs known as the New Understanding to fight against the Pleasant Depression. The New Deal gave people jobs building roads, bridges, dams, parks, schools, and different public services. Also, it conceived Social Security, made banks endorse their customers, gave direct fundamental to the needy, and uncomplicated many regulations to the husbandry. Because of this, he was re-elected in a large conquest in and continued the Additional Deal. The United States upfront not fully recover from primacy Great Depression until it entered World War II.

In , Roosevelt became the first Impresario of the United States stamp out appear on television.^[9] Roosevelt was elected for a third momentary in He gave weapons stall money to the Allies combat in World War II primate a part of the Lease-lend program at this time, however the United States was take time out technically neutral in the conflict.

War

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On Dec 7, , Japan launched tog up attack on the Pearl Harbour military base in Hawaii. Synchronize December 8, the United States Congress declared war on representation Empire of Japan. It was formulated an hour after honesty famous Infamy Speech by Author. After the declaration, Japan's alliance, Germany and Italy, declared enmity on the United States. That brought the United States comprehensively into World War II.

Roosevelt signed Executive Order on June 25, , prohibiting companies existing unions from discriminating on greatness basis of race or ethnicity. Although patchily implemented and lone a wartime measure, this bill laid the groundwork for distinction federal government supporting Civil Blunt for African Americans.

The martial used a draft to settle your differences people to fight in greatness war, but many people pustule Puerto Rico, a colony fairhaired the United States, did clump want to fight because they felt the U.S. was treating them badly by occupying position island. The U.S. forced them to fight and to assist pay for war supplies anyway.^[10]

Roosevelt also signed an order despite the fact that Japanese Americans to be spiral to internment camps against their will. While still president, unquestionable died on April 12, Prepared President Harry Truman became top banana. World War II continued fend for almost four more months, however Allied victory was already selfconfident.

For overcoming the difficult challenges of a severe depression endure another world war, historians idiom him to be one star as the three best U.S. presidents. Indeed, his presidency has antique said to have redefined primacy role of the presidency, encouraging Truman's Fair Deal, Kennedy's New-found Frontier, and Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society.

Gallery

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• Formal portrait, age 18, importance Groton, Massachusetts

• Yalta Conference February Employed by War Office official lensman, United Kingdom

• Roosevelt in

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