Theodore Douglas Robinson | |
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy | |
In office November 11, 1924 – March 4, 1929 | |
President | Calvin Coolidge |
Preceded by | Theodore Roosevelt III |
Succeeded by | Ernest L. Jahncke |
New York State Senate | |
In office January 1, 1921 – December 31, 1924 | |
Preceded by | Burt Z. Kasson |
Succeeded by | Jeremiah Keck |
In office January 1, 1917 – December 31, 1918 | |
Preceded by | Franklin W. Cristman |
Succeeded by | James W. Yelverton |
New York State Assembly | |
In office January 1, 1912 – December 31, 1913 | |
Preceded by | Judson Bridenbecker |
Succeeded by | E. Bert Pullman |
Personal details | |
Born | Theodore Douglas Robinson April 28, 1883 New York City, U.S. |
Died | April 10, 1934 Jordanville, New York, U.S. | (aged 50)
Political party | Progressive (1912) Republican (1917–1929) |
Spouse | Helen Rebecca Roosevelt (m. 1904) |
Relations | See Roosevelt family |
Children | 5 |
Parent(s) | Douglas Robinson Jr. Corinne Roosevelt |
Education | St. Paul's School |
Alma mater | Harvard University (1904) |
Theodore Douglas Robinson (April 28, 1883 – April 10, 1934) was an American politician from New York who served as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy from November 1924 to 1929. He was a member of the Roosevelt family through his mother and was the eldest nephew of President Theodore Roosevelt. As an Oyster Bay Roosevelt, Theodore was a descendant of the Schuyler family.[1][2]