Roosevelt was educated at Harvard College. He entered politics in the New York State Assembly (1881-84). His first wife, Alice Hathaway, died in 1884 and Roosevelt spent two years on his ranch in the Dakota Territory, before returning east and becoming a member of the Civil Service Commission (1889-95). This was followed by a period as New York Police Commissioner (1895-97) and Assistant Secretary to the Navy (1897-98). At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt helped to organise the "Rough Riders" and fought with distinction in Cuba. On his return he was greeted as a national hero and was elected Governor of New York (1899-1900). Elected vice-president under McKinley, Roosevelt became president in 1901 when McKinley was assassinated. Roosevelt served as president until 1909 his terms being significant for the attacks on trusts, food and drug inspection, the establishment of the National Parks scheme, the acquisition of the Panama Canal Zone, and numerous beneficial labor laws. Besides Roosevelt's correspondence, he was an accomplished writer and historian completing a four volume work, The Winning of the West (1889-96) and collaborated with Henry Cabot Lodge in Hero Tales From American History in 1895. Roosevelt ran unsuccessfully for president in 1912 under the Progressive Party banner. |
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