Grace Roosevelt McMillan (born Grace Green Roosevelt; 17 August 1911 – February 1994), was a photographer and first grandchild of

President Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...

, the 26th

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. She was the first child and only daughter of

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and Eleanor Butler Alexander.

Early life

Grace Green Roosevelt was born in San Francisco to Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and

Eleanor Butler Roosevelt Eleanor Butler Alexander Roosevelt (December 26, 1888 – May 29, 1960) was an American philanthropist. She was the wife of General Theodore Roosevelt III, and a daughter-in-law of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States. ...

. She was President

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's first grandchild. She had three younger brothers,

, Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt III, and

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. On March 3, 1934, Roosevelt married William McMillan, an architect.

Career

McMillan attended the

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in Paris. She was a freelance photographer. Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-30593 (digital file from original item) from
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
/ref> She studied with the photographer J. Ghislain Lootens along with her mother. In 1986, she presented 25 of her mother's albums to the

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together with some 5,000 of her own photographs, including images of presidents and international dignitaries. During World War II, she managed the McMillan family farm in

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while her husband served in the Navy in the Pacific theater. McMillan was a trustee of the

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and the

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Family

McMillan was mother to two children: Eleanor McMillan and William Jr., of Baltimore.

References

;Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:McMillan, Grace Roosevelt Roosevelt family American people of Dutch descent American people of Scottish descent 1911 births 1994 deaths