1. Robert Barnhill Roosevelt, known as Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, was a sportsman, author, and politician who served as a United States representative from New York and as Minister to the Hague.
20 Facts About Robert Roosevelt
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Robert Roosevelt was a member of the Roosevelt family and an uncle of US President Theodore Roosevelt.
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Robert Roosevelt had three elder brothers, Silas, James, and Cornelius Jr.
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Robert Roosevelt studied law and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1850.
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Robert Roosevelt was elected as a Democrat to the 42nd Congress.
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Robert Roosevelt served as trustee representing the city of New York for the New York and Brooklyn Bridge from 1879 to 1882.
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Robert Roosevelt was instrumental in establishing paid fire and health departments in New York City.
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Robert Roosevelt was a member of the Board of Aldermen of New York City.
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Robert Roosevelt was appointed by President Grover Cleveland as Minister to The Hague, serving from August 10,1888, to May 17,1889.
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Robert Roosevelt was treasurer of the Democratic National Committee in 1892.
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Robert Roosevelt organized several clubs to restrain the indiscriminate slaughter of game.
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Robert Roosevelt is credited with influencing his nephew, Theodore Roosevelt, to become a conservationist.
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Robert Roosevelt founded the New York State Fishery Commission in 1867, and was appointed one of the three fish commissioners.
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Robert Roosevelt was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Robert Roosevelt was a popular author and a friend of writers such as Oscar Wilde.
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Robert Roosevelt sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Barnwell or Ira Zell.
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Robert Roosevelt edited Political Works of Charles G Halpine, supplying a memoir.
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Robert Roosevelt was first married to Elizabeth Ellis, a descendant of the Livingston family who was the daughter of John French Ellis and Eliza Glen Thorn.
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Robert Roosevelt purchased the Meadow Croft property at Sayville, New York, in 1873 and it was later developed by his son as the John Ellis Robert Roosevelt Estate.
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Robert Roosevelt's remains were interred in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.