Alice lee roosevelt longworth biography
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Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt
American socialite and the first wife of Theodore Roosevelt (1861–1884)
Alice Hathaway Roosevelt | |
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Alice Hathaway Roosevelt, c. 1880–1884 | |
| Born | Alice Hathaway Lee (1861-07-29)July 29, 1861 Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 14, 1884(1884-02-14) (aged 22) 6 West 57th Street |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
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| Children | Alice Roosevelt Longworth |
| Relatives | George Cabot Lee Jr. (brother) |
Alice Hathaway Roosevelt (née Lee; July 29, 1861 – February 14, 1884) was an American socialite and the first wife of President Theodore Roosevelt. Two days after giving birth to their only child, she died from undiagnosed Bright's disease.[1]
Early life
[edit]Alice Hathaway Lee was born on July 29, 1861, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, to banker George Cabot Lee and Caroline Watts Haskell. Her younger brother was banker George Cabot Lee Jr. and her grandfather was John Clarke Lee, founder of Lee, Higginson & Co. Standing 5'6", she had "blue-gray eyes and long, wavy golden hair" and was described as strikingly beautiful as well as charming. Her family and friends called her "Sunshine" because of her cheerful disposition
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Alice Roosevelt Longworth
American writer and socialite (1884–1980)
"Alice Roosevelt" redirects here. For her mother, see Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt.
Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth (February 12, 1884 – February 20, 1980) was an American writer and socialite. She was the eldest child of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt and his only child with his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt. Longworth led an unconventional and controversial life. Her marriage to Representative Nicholas Longworth III, a Republican Party leader and the 38th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, was shaky, and her only child, Paulina, was from her affair with Senator William Borah.
Childhood
[edit]Alice Lee Roosevelt was born in the Roosevelt family home at 6 West 57th St. in Manhattan, New York on February 12, 1884.[1] Her mother, Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, was a Boston banking heiress. Her father, Theodore, was then a New York State Assemblyman. As an Oyster Bay Roosevelt, Alice was a descendant of the Schuyler family.[2]
Two days after her birth, in the same house, her mother died of undiagnosed kidney failure. Eleven hours earlier that day, Theodore's mother, Martha "Mittie" Bulloch Roosevelt, had died of typhoid fever.[3]
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