Henry L. Roosevelt | |
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 Roosevelt in 1935 | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Navy | |
| In office March 17, 1933 – February 22, 1936 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest L. Jahncke |
| Succeeded by | Charles Edison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Latrobe Roosevelt (1879-10-05)October 5, 1879 Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 1936(1936-02-22) (aged 56) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | SeeRoosevelt family |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Nicholas Latrobe Roosevelt Eleanor Dean |
| Education | United States Naval Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1899–1920 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant colonel |
Henry Latrobe Roosevelt (October 5, 1879 – February 22, 1936) was anAssistant Secretary of the United States Navy and a member of theRoosevelt family.
Roosevelt was born on October 5, 1879, inMorristown, New Jersey, to Lieutenant Nicholas Latrobe Roosevelt (1847–1892), USN, who had a naval career of distinction, and Eleanor (née Dean) Roosevelt (1852–1933).[1]
His father was a grandson ofNicholas Roosevelt (1767–1854), an inventor and land-owner.[1]
He was a hereditary companion of the California Commandery of theMilitary Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States in succession to his father. In 1896, he entered theUnited States Naval Academy graduated 1900.[2]
On December 8, 1899, Roosevelt was commissioned a second lieutenant in theUnited States Marine Corps and he rose to the rank oflieutenant colonel before retiring.[2] During his career with the Marine Corps he was stationed in, among other places,Philadelphia,Panama,Cuba andHaiti.
In 1920, he retired from the Marine Corps, and then served as the European manager for theRadio Corporation of America from 1923 to 1928, overseeing the building of large radio stations inAnkara,Turkey, andWarsaw,Poland.[2]
In 1933, he returned to theUnited States to head the Radio Real Estate Corporation, but was soon selected by Naval SecretaryClaude A. Swanson for the post of Assistant Secretary of the Navy in the administration of his distant cousin, PresidentFranklin Roosevelt.[3] 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, afterTheodore Roosevelt,[4]Franklin D. Roosevelt (the current president at the time),Theodore Roosevelt Jr. andTheodore Douglas Robinson.[2][3] 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.[2][5]
In 1902, he married Eleanor Morrow (1879–1958),[6] daughter ofWilliam W. Morrow (1843–1929), a California Circuit Judge and member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 4th congressional district.[1]
Roosevelt died on February 22, 1936, atBethesda Naval Hospital of a heart attack following intestinal influenza.[13] He was buried atArlington National Cemetery.[14]
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