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Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt are 3rd cousins 1 time removed. Their common ancestors are Jacobus Roosevelt and Catharina Hardenbroeck.
32nd Pres. of the United States
Soundly defeated Herbert Hoover in the 1932 election by a popular vote of22,809,638 to 15,758,901 and an electoral vote of 472 to 59. Was reelected in 1936 over Alfred Landon by votes of 27,752,869 to 16,674,665 and 523 to 8, again in 1940 over Wendell L. Willkie by votes of 27,307,819 to 22,321,018 and 449 to 82, and yet again in 1944 over Thomas E. Dewey by votes of 25,606,585 to 22,014,745 and 432 to 99; the only president elected 4 times. Since age 39 his legs were paralyzed. Garner, Wallace, and Truman were his vice-presidents.
Education Columbia Law SchoolGraduation Harvard UniversityElected 1932President of the United StatesPolitical Party DemocratElection (2) 1910New York SenateElection (3) 1928Governor Of New YorkAppointed Assistant Secretary of NavyVice President John N. GartnerVice President (2) Henry A. WallaceVice President (3) Harry S. Truman
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