Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. | |
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Roosevelt in 1945 | |
| Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | |
| In office May 26, 1965 – May 11, 1966 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Stephen N. Shulman |
| United States Under Secretary of Commerce | |
| In office March 26, 1963 – May 16, 1965 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Edward Gudeman |
| Succeeded by | LeRoy Collins |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th district | |
| In office May 17, 1949 – January 3, 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Sol Bloom |
| Succeeded by | Irwin D. Davidson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. August 17, 1914 Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | August 17, 1988 (aged 74) Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal |
| Spouses | Suzanne Perrin
(m. 1949; div. 1970)Felicia Schiff Warburg Sarnoff
(m. 1970; div. 1976)Patricia Luisa Oakes
(m. 1977; div. 1981)Linda McKay Stevenson Weicker
(m. 1984) |
| Children | 5, including Franklin III |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Roosevelt family |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (AB) University of Virginia (LLB) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1938–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant commander |
| Commands | USS Ulvert M. Moore (DE-442) |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (August 17, 1914 – August 17, 1988) was an American lawyer, politician, and businessman. He served as a United States congressman from New York from 1949 to 1955 and in 1963 was appointed United States Under Secretary of Commerce by President John F. Kennedy. He was appointed as the first chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1965 to 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Roosevelt also ran for governor of New York twice. Just after World War II, he served on Harry Truman's President's Committee on Civil Rights. Roosevelt was a son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and served as an officer in the United States Navy during World War II.