Henry Latrobe Roosevelt (October 5, 1879 – February 22, 1936) was an Assistant Secretary of the United States Navy and a member of the Roosevelt family.

Early life

Roosevelt was born on October 5, 1879 in Morristown, New Jersey, to Lieutenant Nicholas Latrobe Roosevelt (1847–1892), USN, who had a naval career of distinction, and Eleanor ( née Dean) Roosevelt (1852–1933). He was a grandson of Nicholas Roosevelt (1767–1854), an inventor and land-owner. He was a hereditary companion of the California Commandery of the

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in succession to his father. In 1896, he entered the

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graduated 1900.

Career

On December 8, 1899, Roosevelt was commissioned a second lieutenant in the

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and he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel before retiring. During his career with the Marine Corps he was stationed in, among other places,

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and Haiti. In 1920, he retired from the Marine Corps, and then served as the European manager for the

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from 1923 to 1928, overseeing the building of large radio stations in

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, and

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. In 1933, he returned to the

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to head the Radio Real Estate Corporation, but was soon selected by Naval Secretary Claude A. Swanson for the post of Assistant Secretary of the Navy in the administration of his distant cousin, President Franklin Roosevelt. He served in the position from March 17, 1933 until his death on February 22, 1936. He became the fourth Roosevelt and fifth member of the Roosevelt family to occupy that office, after

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(the current president at the time),

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and

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. Due to Swanson's poor health, Roosevelt was at times Acting Secretary. He made many tours of inspection and speeches, calling for the strengthening of the navy as a deterrent to war.

Personal life

In 1902, he married Eleanor Morrow (1879–1958), daughter of William W. Morrow (1843–1929), a California Circuit Judge and member of the

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from California's 4th congressional district. * William Morrow Roosevelt (1906–1983), who married Louise Gilpin Morris (1910–1977), daughter of Israel Wister Morris, in 1932. * Henry Latrobe Roosevelt Jr. (1910–1985), who married Vera Felicity Story, daughter of

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, a noted painter, and granddaughter of

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, a noted sculptor, in 1937. * Eleanor Katherine Roosevelt (1915–1995), who married Reverdy Wadsworth (1914–1970), son of U.S. Senator and

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James W. Wadsworth Jr. Roosevelt died on February 22, 1936 at

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of a heart attack following intestinal influenza. He was buried at

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Henry Latrobe Roosevelt Henry Latrobe Roosevelt (October 5, 1879 – February 22, 1936) was an Assistant Secretary of the United States Navy and a member of the Roosevelt family. Early life Roosevelt was born on October 5, 1879 in Morristown, New Jersey, to Lieutenan ...