His father, Theodore Roosevelt Sr., was a descendant of ... While he served as the New York City Police Commissioner in 1895 he worked alongside Jacob Riis, the author and social reformer, to ...

Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City to glass importer ... of the U.S. Civil Service Commission (1889-1895) and as President of the New York City Police Board (1895). In 1897, he became ...

There are more National Park Service units dedicated to Roosevelt's life and memory than any other American. As a sickly young boy in New York City, Theodore Roosevelt learned taxidermy and ...

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. is born to Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. (Thee) and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt (Mittie) at 28 E. 20th Street in New York City. The Roosevelts return from their trip abroad.