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Quentin Roosevelt I 1897 - 1918

Quentin Roosevelt I was born on November 19, 1897 to Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Edith Kermit (Carow) Roosevelt, and had siblings Theodore Roosevelt III, Kermit Roosevelt, Ethel Roosevelt, and Archibald Roosevelt. Quentin Roosevelt died at age 20 years old on July 14, 1918.

Quentin Roosevelt I

November 19, 1897

July 14, 1918

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From Wikipedia: Quentin was the youngest son of President Theodore Roosevelt and First Lady Edith Roosevelt. Inspired by his father and siblings, he joined the United States Army Air Service where he became a pursuit pilot during World War I. He was killed in aerial combat over France on Bastille Day (July 14), 1918. As of 2020, he is the only child of a US President to die in combat.
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killed in aerial combat over France in WW1

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Quentin Roosevelt and Roswell Newcomb Pinckney

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Quentin Roosevelt and Roswell Newcomb Pinckney

This is a photo of Quentin Roosevelt and Roswell Newcomb Pinckney as children added by Ancient Faces on January 9, 2012.

Quentin was the son of Teddy Roosevelt and he and Roswell were part of the "White House Gang" - boys who played together in the White House. Quentin died in WWI. Roswell lived until 1981 and worked for many years in the State Dept.

Date & Place: 1901

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07/08/2020

Aren't they adorable? Quentin's Dad - Teddy Roosevelt - dubbed them and and their friends "The White House Gang." Quentin died young in World War 1 but Roswell lived a full and productive life.

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Donna Hazel

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07/08/2020

Oh my... they are precious! ❤

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[Quentin Roosevelt and Roswell Newcomb Pinckney seated on...

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[Quentin Roosevelt and Roswell Newcomb Pinckney seated on...

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From Wikipedia (Childhood):

Quentin was only four years old when his father became president, and he grew up in the White House. By far the favorite of all of President Roosevelt's children, Quentin was also the most rambunctious.

Quentin's behavior prompted his mother, Edith, to label him a "fine bad little boy." Amongst Quentin's many adventures with the "White House Gang" (a name assigned by T.R. to Quentin and his friends), Quentin carved a baseball diamond on the White House lawn without permission, defaced official presidential portraits in the White House with spitballs, threw snowballs from the White House's roof at unsuspecting Secret Service guards, and occasionally rode on top of the family elevator with his friend, Charlie Taft. Charlie, the son of Secretary of War and future President William Howard Taft, was also part of the White House Gang.

He quickly became known for his humorous and sometimes philosophical remarks. To a reporter trying to trap the boy into giving information about his father, Quentin admitted, "I see him occasionally, but I know nothing of his family life." The family soon learned to keep him quiet during dinner when important guests were present.

Once, when his brother Archie was terribly ill, it was Quentin (with the help of Charles Lee, a White House coachman), who brought the pony Algonquin to his room by elevator, sure that this would make his brother smile.

As a young man, Quentin displayed a natural mechanical aptitude. He could fix almost anything, and rebuilt a motorcycle to present to a friend as a gift.

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