Edith Roosevelt
First Lady of the United States from 1901 to 1909 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edith Roosevelt | |
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First Lady of the United States | |
In role September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909 | |
President | Theodore Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Ida McKinley |
Succeeded by | Helen Taft |
Second Lady of the United States | |
In role March 4, 1901 – September 14, 1901 | |
Vice President | Theodore Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Jennie Hobart (1899) |
Succeeded by | Cornelia Fairbanks (1905) |
First Lady of New York | |
In role January 1, 1899 – December 31, 1900 | |
Governor | Theodore Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Lois Black |
Succeeded by | Linda Odell |
Personal details | |
Born | Edith Kermit Carow (1861-08-06)August 6, 1861 Norwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | September 30, 1948(1948-09-30) (aged 87) Oyster Bay, New York, U.S. |
Resting place | Youngs Memorial Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | Theodore III, Kermit, Ethel, Archibald, and Quentin |
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Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt (August 6, 1861 – September 30, 1948) was an American socialite who served as the first lady of the United States from 1901 to 1909 as the wife of the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. Before becoming first lady, she was the second lady of the United States from March to September 1901 when her husband was vice president.
Roosevelt also served as the first lady of New York when her husband was governor.