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Corinne (Roosevelt) Robinson 1861 - 1933

Corinne (Roosevelt) Robinson was born on September 27, 1861 in New York, New York United States to Martha Stewart (Bulloch) Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt Sr, and had siblings Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Anna Roosevelt, and Elliott Roosevelt. Corinne Robinson died at age 71 years old on February 17, 1933 in New York, and was buried at Robinson Cemetery, Columbia Center in Herkimer County.

Corinne (Roosevelt) Robinson

September 27, 1861

New York, New York, United States

February 17, 1933

New York, New York, United States

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Introduction

Corinne (Roosevelt) Robinson was born to Theodore Roosevelt Sr and Martha Stewart Bulloch. She had siblings [President] Theodore Roosevelt, Elliott Roosevelt [father of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt] and a sister, Anna Roosevelt. Corinne was the youngest. Corrinne Roosevelt married Douglas Robinson Jr. (1855 - 1918) on April 29, 1882. They had four children: Theodore Douglas Robinson, Corinne Douglas Robinson, Monroe Douglas Robinson, and Stewart Douglas Robinson. Stewart died in college, as a result of falling out of his college dorm window and sustaining a head injury. Interestingly, the Roosevelt family sometimes married other family members. Corinne was the aunt of Eleanor Roosevelt and a cousin of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, making FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt cousins. And one of Corinne's sons, Theodore, married his cousin Helen Rebecca Roosevelt, a half-niece of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Corrinne, who died at the age of 71 of double pneumonia, was active in Republican politics and was also a fairly prolific poet/writer. See Corinne (Roosevelt) Robinson: Professions for the name of some of her works. See Corinne (Roosevelt) Robinson: Obituary.
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1861

Birthday

September 27, 1861

Birthdate

New York, New York United States

Birthplace

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Ethnicity & Family History

Corinne was Caucasian, Her father was born in Albany, New York, and her mother was born in Hartford, Connecticut.
Nationality & Locations

Born in New York, Corinne was a lifelong resident of the state of New York.
Early Life & Education

Corinne received most of her education from private tutors.
Military Service

Corinne didn't serve in the United States military but she was very active in Republican politics, like most of her family.
Professional Career

Like much of her family, Corinne was active in Republican politics. She was also a poet/writer and some of her published works were: The Call of Brotherhood (1912) (poetry) One Woman to Another and Other Poems (1914) (poetry) Service and Sacrifice (1919) (poetry) The Poems of Corinne Roosevelt Robinson (1924) (poetry) Out of Nymph (1930) (poetry) dedicated to Charles Scribner My Brother Theodore Roosevelt (1924) Biography of her brother Theodore Roosevelt My Brother The 26 (1932) (poetry)
Personal Life & Family

Corrine married Douglas Robinson Jr. and they had four children, one of whom, a son, died in college.
02/17

1933

Death

February 17, 1933

Death date

double pneumonia

Cause of death

New York, New York United States
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Robinson Cemetery, Columbia Center in Herkimer County, NY
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Obituary

MRS. ROBINSON, ROOSEVELT KIN, PASSES AT 71 Poetess Was Cousin of Franklin D., Sister of Late President Mrs. Douglas Robinson, sister of the late President Theodore Roosevelt, died at her home tonight of double pneumonia.. She was 71 years olf, the last surviving member of Theodore Roosevelt's childhood family. Mrs. Robinson had been ill since Sunday and all of the immediate members of her family were at her bedside. She was the aunt of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and a first cousin of the President-elect. Her maiden name was Corinne Roosevelt and she was the youngest member of the family. Her parents were Theodore and Martha (Bulloch) Roosevelt, the mother being a member of a prominent Southern family. Besides the late president, she had another brother, Elliott, father of Mts. Franklin D. Roosevelt, and a sister, Mr. William Sheffield Cowles of Farmington, Connecticut, who died a little less than two years ago. PROMINENT IN REPUBLICAN CIRCLES Mrs. Robinson was married on APril 29, 1882, to Douglas Robinson of New York, who died September 12, 1918. survivors include two sons and a daughter, Theodore Douglas Robinson, who was assistant secretary of the navy in the second Coolidge administration; Monroe Douglas Robinson of New York and Mrs. Joseph W. Alsop of Avon, Connecticut, and eight grandchildren, on of whom, Douglas Robinson, is engaged to marry Miss Louise Miller, daughter of former Governor Nathan L. Miller of New York. A third son, Stewart Douglas Robinson, died while in college. Mrs. Robinson was long prominent in state and national councils of the Republican Party, but took no part in last summer's campaign, explaining that affection for her niece, the wife of the Democratic nominee, made it impossible. She declined to serve as a Republican elector, though in 1928 she was a member of the Republican National Campaign Committee for President Hoover. She formerly was a member of the New York State Republican Committee and in 1924 served on the advisory committee of the executive committee of the national committee. Many wartime and civic projects also engaged her interests and in 1917 and 1918 she was active in Red Cross and Salvation Army work and a speaker for the Liberty loans. She formed the New York City committee for the fatherless children of France. She was the author of several volumes of poetry, "The Call of Brotherhood" (1912, "One Woman to Another" (1949) and "Service and Sacrifice (1919). She also wrote "My Brother, Theodore Roosevelt" (1921) and in the sam year published an anthology of verse. - Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York) Saturday, February 18, 1933.

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