Kermit Roosevelt
(1889-1943)
U.S. Army officer
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Kermit Roosevelt, MC (October 10, 1889 – June 4, 1943) was an American businessman, soldier, explorer, and writer. The son of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, Kermit was a graduate of Harvard College, served in both World Wars (in World War I with both the British and American armies), and explored two continents with his father. He fought a lifelong battle with depression and committed suicide while serving in the U.S. Army in Alaska during World War II.
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10 October 1889 Oyster Bay, New York, U.S.
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| Died |
4 June 1943 (aged 53) Fort Richardson, Alaska
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt · Mother · 1861-1948 · First Lady of the United States from 1901 to 1909
Edith Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt · m. 1886
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Theodore Roosevelt III · Older Brother · 1887-1944 · American general, politician, and member of the Roosevelt family
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Franklin D. Roosevelt · Family Member · 1882-1945 · president of the United States from 1933 to 1945 -
Quentin Palfrey · Great-grandson · 1974- · American lawyer, policymaker, and candidate for the Democratic nomination for Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor
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