James Roosevelt
| James Roosevelt | |
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James Roosevelt in 1937
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 26th district |
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In office January 3, 1955 – September 30, 1965 |
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| Preceded by | Sam Yorty |
| Succeeded by | Thomas M. Rees |
| Chairman of the California Democratic Party | |
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In office July 21, 1946 – August 8, 1948 |
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| Secretary to the President | |
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In office July 1937 – November 1938 |
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| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Louis McHenry Howe |
| Succeeded by | Marvin H. McIntyre |
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James Roosevelt II December 23, 1907 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | August 13, 1991 (aged 83) Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Anna Eleanor Roosevelt |
| Awards |
Navy Cross Silver Star Medal |
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| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps Reserve
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| Years of service | 1936–1959 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Unit | 2nd Raider Battalion |
| Commands | 4th Raider Battalion |
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James "Jimmy" Roosevelt II (December 23, 1907 – August 13, 1991) was an American businessman, activist and Democratic Party politician. The oldest son of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, he received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism while serving as a Marine Corps officer during World War II. He served as an official Secretary to the President and in the United States House of Representatives.
Roosevelt was born in New York City at 125 East 36th Street. He attended the Potomac School and the National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C., and the Groton School in Massachusetts. At Groton, he rowed and played football, as well as serving as a prefect in his senior year. After graduation in 1926, he attended Harvard College, where he rowed with the freshman and junior varsity crews. At Harvard he followed some family traditions, joining the Signet Society and Hasty Pudding Club, of which both his father and his maternal granduncle and paternal fifth cousin once removed, President Theodore Roosevelt, had been members, as well as the Fly Club, which his father had joined, and Institute of the 1770. He graduated from Harvard in 1930 and was elected permanent treasurer of his class.
After graduation, Roosevelt enrolled in the Boston University School of Law. He also took a sales job with Boston insurance agent Victor De Gerard. Roosevelt was so successful that within a year, he abandoned his law studies. In 1932 he started his own insurance agency, Roosevelt and Sargent, in partnership with John A. Sargent. As president of Roosevelt & Sargent, he made a substantial fortune (about $500,000). He resigned from the firm in 1937, when he officially went to work in the White House, but retained his half ownership.
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