1. Cornelius Roosevelt was a member of the prominent Roosevelt family and the paternal grandfather of US President Theodore Roosevelt.
11 Facts About Cornelius Roosevelt
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Cornelius Roosevelt was the last full-blooded Dutch Roosevelt of his line.
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Cornelius Roosevelt's great-grandfather was Johannes Roosevelt, the founder of the Oyster Bay branch of the Roosevelt family.
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Cornelius Roosevelt attended Columbia College but academic life did not suit him, and he did not graduate.
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In 1818, after leaving college, Cornelius Roosevelt became his father's partner in importing hardware.
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Cornelius Roosevelt continued to work in the business until his retirement in 1865.
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Cornelius Roosevelt sold all remaining inventories from the chemical division as well as real estate holdings by 1851 and later became the present day Chase Bank.
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On October 9,1821, Cornelius Roosevelt married Margaret Barnhill, a daughter of Robert Craig Barnhill and Elizabeth Potts.
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Cornelius Roosevelt was a descendant of English and Irish Quakers and of Thomas Pott of Wales.
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On July 17,1871, Cornelius Roosevelt died at his home in Oyster Bay, New York.
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Cornelius Roosevelt's estate was valued at between $3 million and $7 million.