Theodore Douglas Robinson

Theodore Douglas Robinson
Robinson in 1924
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
In office
November 11, 1924 – March 4, 1929
PresidentCalvin Coolidge
Preceded byTheodore Roosevelt III
Succeeded byErnest L. Jahncke
New York State Senate
In office
January 1, 1921 – December 31, 1924
Preceded byBurt Z. Kasson
Succeeded byJeremiah Keck
In office
January 1, 1917 – December 31, 1918
Preceded byFranklin W. Cristman
Succeeded byJames W. Yelverton
New York State Assembly
In office
January 1, 1912 – December 31, 1913
Preceded byJudson Bridenbecker
Succeeded byE. Bert Pullman
Personal details
Born
Theodore Douglas Robinson

(1883-04-28)April 28, 1883
New York City, U.S.
DiedApril 10, 1934(1934-04-10) (aged 50)
Jordanville, New York, U.S.
Political partyProgressive (1912)
Republican (1917–1929)
SpouseHelen Rebecca Roosevelt (m. 1904)
RelationsSee Roosevelt family
Children5
Parent(s)Douglas Robinson Jr.
Corinne Roosevelt
EducationSt. Paul's School
Alma materHarvard 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]

  1. ^ Taylor, Robert Lewis. Along The Way: Two Paths From One Ancestry Xlibris Corporation, 2014
  2. ^ Brogan, Hugh and Mosley, Charles American Presidential Families October 1993, page 568