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Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. (August 17, 1914 – August 17, 1988) was the fifth child of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt (the 32nd President of the United States).
Personal life
He was born at his parents' summer home at Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada -- now a historic site. An elder brother who had possessed the same name had died in infancy in November 1909 having lived only seven months.
As a young man in 1936, he contracted a streptococcal throat infection and developed life-threatening complications. His successful treatment with Prontosil, the first commercially available sulfonamide drug, avoided a risky surgical procedure which the White House medical staff had considered, and the subsequent headlines in the New York Times and other prominent newspapers heralded the start of the era of antibacterial chemotherapy in the United States.
He had five marriages, including one to Ethel du Pont of the du Pont family of industrialists. Their marriage produced two sons, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, III (b. 1938) and Christopher du Pont Roosevelt (b. 1941). The couple separated and formally divorced in 1949. In total, he had 5 children from his several marriages.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. died in Poughkeepsie, New York after a battle with lung cancer, on his 74th birthday, August 17, 1988.
Education, Career and Political affiliations
He was a Naval officer in World War II and was decorated for bravery in the battle of Casablanca.
He graduated from Harvard University in 1937, and the University of Virginia School of Law on June 10, 1940. During his graduation, his father, Franklin D. Roosevelt gave what is known as the "Stab in the Back" Speech, criticizing Italy's entry into the war.
Roosevelt, who was often referred to as "FDR Jr.", served as a member of the United States Congress, representing the Twentieth District of New York from 1949 to 1955. In 1949 he won a special election running as a candidate of the Liberal Party of New York, although he later ran on the Democratic ticket as well. Roosevelt unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for Governor in 1954, but was chosen by the Democratic State Convention (New York State did not have primaries for statewide office until 1968) as the Democratic candidate for Attorney-General. Roosevelt was defeated in the general election by Republican Jacob Javits.
He campaigned for John F. Kennedy in the 1960 West Virginia primary, and Kennedy later named him Under-Secretary of Commerce and chairman of the President's Appalachian Regional Commission.
He unsuccessfully ran for Governor of New York as the candidate affiliated with the Liberal Party in 1966.
He served as chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission May 26, 1965 - May 11, 1966.
He was senior partner in the New York law firm of Roosevelt and Freiden before and after his service in the Congress.
He also ran a small cattle farm, and imported Fiat automobiles.
References
| Preceded by Sol Bloom |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th congressional district 1949–1955 |
Succeeded by Irwin D. Davidson |
| Preceded by Francis D'Amanda |
Democratic Nominee for New York State Attorney General 1954 |
Succeeded by Peter Crotty |
| Preceded by Robert Morgenthau |
Liberal Nominee for Governor of New York 1966 |
Succeeded by Arthur Goldberg |
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