James Roosevelt (1760–1847)

James Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Alderman in New York City Council; for the Fourth Ward
	In office; January 1, 1809 – December 31, 1809
Member of the New York State Assembly; for New York City
	In office; July 1, 1796 – June 30, 1797
Personal details
Born	Jacobus Roosevelt III; January 10, 1760; New York City
Died	February 6, 1847 (aged 87); Hyde Park, New York, U.S.
Political party	Federalist Party
Spouses	; Maria Eliza Walton (m. 1786; died 1810) ; Catharine Elizabeth Barclay (m. 1812; died 1816) ; Harriet Howland (m. 1821)
Relations	See Roosevelt family
Children	13, including Isaac
Parent(s)	Isaac Roosevelt; Cornelia Hoffman
Alma mater	Princeton College (1780)
Occupation	Businessman and Politician

Jacobus "James" Roosevelt III (January 10, 1760 – February 6, 1847) was an American businessman and politician from New York City. A member of the Roosevelt family, he was the son of Isaac Roosevelt and great-grandfather of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Early life

Jacobus Roosevelt III was born on January 10, 1760, in New York City to Isaac Roosevelt (1726–1794) and Cornelia Hoffman. Isaac was the great-grandson Claes Maartenszen Van Rosenvelt, the first Roosevelt in America. He was baptized on January 23, 1760, and graduated from Princeton University in 1780.^[1]

Career

Roosevelt, like his father, was a sugar-refiner. A banker in post-revolutionary New York, he amassed a large fortune in addition to his inheritance. He worked out of 333 Pearl Street under the firm of C. J. & H. Roosevelt. He was an active Federalist; he served in the New York State Assembly in 1796 and 1797 and was an alderman in the New York City Council for the Fourth Ward in 1809.^[1]^[2]^[3]

His interest in politics was less than previous Roosevelts, including his father; he was the last of his branch of the family to engage in politics until his great-grandson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.^[1] He engaged in some philanthropy with the large fortune he acquired through business. He was also involved in the Bank of New York like his father, but was never its president.

At one point, he owned stony farmland at Harlem, now occupied by 120 city blocks between 110th and 125th streets and Fifth Avenue and the East River. He sold it for $25,000, partly to John Jacob Astor. In 1819, Roosevelt removed to Poughkeepsie and bought a large tract of land on the Hudson River called Mount Hope.^[1]

Personal life

Roosevelt married three times and, in total, had 13 children, several of whom died young. His first marriage took place on November 15, 1786 Newburgh, New York, to Maria Eliza Walton (1769–1810),^[4] the daughter of Admiral Gerard Walton (died 1821) and a descendant of Wilhelmus Beekman, who was the treasurer of the Dutch West India Company, mayor of New York City,^[5]^[6] governor of Delaware from 1653 to 1664, and governor of Pennsylvania from 1658 to 1663.^[7]^[8] Their children who survived infancy were:^[9]

Isaac Roosevelt (1790–1863), who married Mary Rebecca Aspinwall (1809–1886).
Grace Roosevelt (1792–1828), who married Guy Carlton Bayley (1786–1859), the son of Richard Bayley.^[10]
James Roosevelt (1794–1823)^[9]
Walton Roosevelt (1796–1836)^[9]
Edward Roosevelt (1799–1832)^[9]
Richard Varick Roosevelt (1801–1835), who married Anna Maria Lyle on April 23, 1823.^[9]
Hamilton Roosevelt (1805–1827), who died at sea on a trip from Mexico^[9]
Henry Walton Roosevelt (1809–1827)^[9]

After Walton's death in 1810, he married on September 2, 1812, for the second time to Catharine Elizabeth Barclay (c. 1783–1816) in New York City.^[4] Before her death in 1816, they had:

Susan Barclay Roosevelt (1813–1867), died without issue^[9]
James Barclay Roosevelt (b. 1815), died without issue^[9]

After Barclay's death in 1816, he married for the third and final time on January 29, 1821, to Harriet Howland (1784–1856), a descendant of John Howland, a signor of the Mayflower Compact.^[4]

Roosevelt died on February 6, 1847.^[9]

Descendants

Through his son, Isaac Roosevelt, James was the grandfather of James Roosevelt, Sr. (1828–1900), and the great-grandfather of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945).^[11] Through his daughter, Grace Roosevelt Bayley, he was the grandfather of James Roosevelt Bayley (1814–1877), the first Bishop of Newark (1853–72) and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (1872–77).^[12]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Whittelsey, Charles B. (1902). The Roosevelt Genealogy, 1649–1902.
^ Scoville, Joseph A. (1863). The Old Merchants of New York City. New York, NY: Carlton.
^ DeGregorio, William A. (2001). The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents. Gramercy Books.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Roosevelt Genealogy". fdrlibrary.marist.edu. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
^ Acrelius, Israel; Collin, Nicholas (1841). "New Sweden, or The Swedish Settlements on the Delaware". Collections of the New York Historical Society. 2. 1: 421.
^ Van Rensselaer, Mrs. Schuyler (1909). History of the City of New York in the Seventeenth Century. Vol 2. New York: Macmillan Company. pp. 247, 269.
^ Bernstorf, Mrs. Philip W. (2003). Directory of the Hereditary Order of Colonial Governors Prior to 4 July 1776. Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors. p. 24.
^ Charles, Michael Harrison (2006). List of the Colonial Governors Prior to 4 July 1776. Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors. p. 30.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Whittelsey, Charles Barney (1902). The Roosevelt Genealogy, 1649-1902. Hartford, Connecticut: Press of J.B. Burr & Company. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Roosevelt Genealogy.
^ "James Roosevelt Bayley". Catholic Encyclopedia.
^ McNamara, Pat (2011-06-20). "The Setons, the Bayleys, and the Roosevelts". Patheos. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
^ Clarke, Richard Henry (1888). Lives of the Deceased Bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States. Vol. III. New York.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[whittelsey-1] Whittelsey, Charles B. (1902). The Roosevelt Genealogy, 1649–1902.

[2] Scoville, Joseph A. (1863). The Old Merchants of New York City. New York, NY: Carlton.

[3] DeGregorio, William A. (2001). The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents. Gramercy Books.

[RooseveltGenealogy-4] "Roosevelt Genealogy". fdrlibrary.marist.edu. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

[acrelius421-5] Acrelius, Israel; Collin, Nicholas (1841). "New Sweden, or The Swedish Settlements on the Delaware". Collections of the New York Historical Society. 2. 1: 421.

[Van_Rensselaer_1909_247,_269-6] Van Rensselaer, Mrs. Schuyler (1909). History of the City of New York in the Seventeenth Century. Vol 2. New York: Macmillan Company. pp. 247, 269.

[7] Bernstorf, Mrs. Philip W. (2003). Directory of the Hereditary Order of Colonial Governors Prior to 4 July 1776. Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors. p. 24.

[Charles_2006_30-8] Charles, Michael Harrison (2006). List of the Colonial Governors Prior to 4 July 1776. Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors. p. 30.

[WhittelseyBook-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Whittelsey, Charles Barney (1902). The Roosevelt Genealogy, 1649-1902. Hartford, Connecticut: Press of J.B. Burr & Company. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Roosevelt Genealogy.

[catholic-10] "James Roosevelt Bayley". Catholic Encyclopedia.

[mcnamara-11] McNamara, Pat (2011-06-20). "The Setons, the Bayleys, and the Roosevelts". Patheos. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2016-10-18.

[clarke-12] Clarke, Richard Henry (1888). Lives of the Deceased Bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States. Vol. III. New York.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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Presidential foreign policy	Banana Wars U.S. occupation of Nicaragua, 1912–1933 U.S. occupation of Haiti, 1915–1934 Good Neighbor Policy (1933–1945) Montevideo Convention (1933) Second London Naval Treaty (1936) ABCD line (1940) Export Control Act Four Policemen Destroyers-for-bases deal Lend-Lease 1940 Selective Service Act Hull note Atlantic Charter (1941) Military history of the United States during World War II Home front during World War II Combined Munitions Assignments Board War Production Board Declaration by United Nations (1942) Dumbarton Oaks Conference World War II conferences Quebec Agreement Europe first Morgenthau Plan support
Presidential speeches	1932 Acceptance speech Commonwealth Club Address Madison Square Garden speech "Four Freedoms" Day of Infamy speech Arsenal of Democracy "...is fear itself" Fireside chats "Look to Norway" Quarantine Speech "The More Abundant Life" State of the Union Address (1934 1938 1939 1940 1941 (Four Freedoms) 1944 (Second Bill of Rights) 1945)
Other events	Early life, education, career Warm Springs Institute Governorship of New York Business Plot Assassination attempt
Elections	1928 New York state election 1930 Democratic National Convention, 1920 1924 1932 1936 1940 1944 1920 United States presidential election 1932 theme song 1936 1940 1944
Life and homes	Early life and education Groton School Springwood birthplace, home, and gravesite Adams House FDR Suite Campobello home Paralytic illness Top Cottage Little White House, Warm Springs, Georgia
Legacy	Bibliography Statues Presidential Library and Museum Roosevelt Institute Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Franklin Delano Roosevelt Foundation Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Roosevelt Island Four Freedoms Park White House Roosevelt Room Roosevelt Institute for American Studies USS Franklin D. Roosevelt USS Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award Four Freedoms paintings Unfinished portrait U.S. Postage stamps Roosevelt dime I'd Rather Be Right 1937 musical Films The Roosevelt Story 1947 Sunrise at Campobello 1960 Eleanor and Franklin 1976, The White House Years 1977 Backstairs at the White House 1979 miniseries World War II: When Lions Roared 1997 miniseries Warm Springs 2005 Hyde Park on Hudson 2012 The Roosevelts 2014 documentary The First Lady 2022 miniseries FDR 2023 miniseries The Six Triple Eight 2024 film Other namesakes
Family (Roosevelt • Delano)	Eleanor Roosevelt (wife) Anna Roosevelt Halsted (daughter) James Roosevelt II (son) Elliott Roosevelt (son) Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (son) John Aspinwall Roosevelt II (son) James Roosevelt I (father) Sara Ann Delano (mother) James Roosevelt Roosevelt (half-brother) Isaac Roosevelt (grandfather) Warren Delano Jr. (grandfather) Fala (family dog) Major (family dog)
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