Cornelius Roosevelt
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Cornelius Van Schaak Roosevelt (January 30, 1794 – July 17, 1871) was an American businessman from New York City and a member of the Roosevelt family.
Roosevelt was born January 30, 1794 in New York City, the son of James Jacobus Roosevelt and Maria Van Schaak, and the last full-blooded Dutch Roosevelt of his line.[1] He attended Columbia College but academic life did not suit him, and he did not graduate. However, he was adept at business; an importer of hardware and plate glass, he became his father's partner, inherited a large fortune, and was one of the five richest men in New York City.[2][3] He was one of the founders of the Chemical Bank of New York City, which later became Chase.[2] He died July 17, 1871 in Oyster Bay, New York.
He married Margaret Barnhill (1799-1861) and had six children, five of whom reached adulthood: Silas Weir, James Alfred, Cornelius Van Schaak, Jr., Robert Barnhill (1829-1906), and Theodore (1831-1878), the father of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.
[edit] References
- ^ Schriftgiesser, Karl (1942). The Amazing Roosevelt Family, 1613-1942. Wildred Funk, Inc..
- ^ a b Meyers, Cornelius V. (1902). Theodore Roosevelt, Patriot and Statesman: The True Story of an Ideal American. P.W. Ziegler & Co..
- ^ Hubert, Philip G. (1903). The Merchants' National Bank of the City of New York.
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