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| Born | James Alfred Roosevelt June 13, 1825 New York City, US |
| Died | July 15, 1898 (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Employer | Roosevelt & Son |
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James Alfred Roosevelt (June 13, 1825 – July 15, 1898) was an American businessman and philanthropist. A member of theOyster Bay side of theRoosevelt family, he was an uncle of PresidentTheodore Roosevelt.[1]
Roosevelt was born on June 13, 1825, toCornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt (1794–1871) and Margaret Barnhill (1799–1861). His siblings were Silas Weir Roosevelt (1823–1870), Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt, Jr.,Robert Barnhill Roosevelt (1829–1906),Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. (1831–1878), who was married toMartha "Mittie" Bulloch (1835–1884), and William Wallace Roosevelt (1834–1835).[2][3]
Roosevelt became a member of his father's mercantile firm,Roosevelt & Son, at the age of twenty, and eventually succeeded him as its head. He was connected with many other institutions, including as vice president of theChemical Bank of New York; president of the Broadway Improvement Company; vice president of the Bank of Savings; member of the board of managers of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company; director of the New York Life Insurance Trust.[4]
He was a trustee to theSociety for Prevention of Cruelty to Children and on the New York Board of Park Commissioners during theWilliam Lafayette Strong Administration.[5] He was a president ofRoosevelt Hospital that was founded by his distant cousinJames H. Roosevelt.[1]
On December 22, 1847, he married Elizabeth Norris Emlen (1825–1912), the daughter of William Fishbourne Emlen (1786–1866) and Mary Parker Norris (1791–1872). Together, they had four children, including:[6]
He died on July 15, 1898, nearMineola, New York, while riding a train on his way home toOyster Bay, New York.[1]
Through his son, Alfred, he was the grandfather of Elfrida Roosevelt, who marriedSir Orme Bigland Clarke, 4th Baronet, and was the mother ofSir Humphrey Clarke, 5th Baronet.[11]
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