James Roosevelt (lawyer)
James Roosevelt | |
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Co-Chair of the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee | |
Assumed office January 1, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Personal details | |
Born | November 9, 1945 |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Ann Martha Conlon (m. 1968) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | U.S. Naval Reserve |
James Roosevelt III (born November 9, 1945)[1] is an American attorney, Democratic Party official, and a grandson of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt. As of 2021, he is the co-chair of the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee, a position he has held since 1995.
Early life
Roosevelt was born on November 9, 1945, to Representative James Roosevelt II (1907–1991) and Romelle Theresa Schneider (1915–2002).[2] His two full siblings are Michael (born December 7, 1946) and Anna (born January 10, 1948). Through his father, he has two elder half-sisters (Sara and Kate), a younger half-brother (Hall), and a younger half-sister (Rebecca). His paternal grandparents were President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962).
Roosevelt graduated from
Career
On June 12, 1968, following his graduation from Harvard, he was commissioned in the Naval Reserve and rose to the rank of lieutenant on July 1, 1971.[3]
After obtaining his J.D. from Harvard Law, Roosevelt spent 10 years as partner at
In 1986, he ran for Congress in
He has also served as chief legal counsel for the
He was called upon in 2008 to oversee hearings on controversies related to seating delegates from Florida and Michigan to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Roosevelt was described as "detail-oriented," and as having great "institutional knowledge." He had not publicly endorsed either Clinton or Obama before the committee meeting.[6][7][8]
Personal life
On June 15, 1968, Roosevelt married Ann Martha Conlon.[9][10] Together, they have three daughters:[11]
- Kathleen Ann Roosevelt (born 1978), a Barnard College graduate who married Jeffrey Walker in 2007.[12]
- Theresa Marie "Tracy" Roosevelt (born 1982), a Brown University graduate who married Robert O'Loughlin in 2016.[13]
- Maura Amy Roosevelt (born 1984), a Harvard University graduate who married Joshua Fisher in 2014.[14]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ Register of Officers of the Naval Reserve. 1971.
- ^ "Tufts Health Plan Senior Management Group". Retrieved May 31, 2008.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MA District 8 - D Primary Race - Sep 16, 1986".
- ^ NPR: Who's Who on the Rules and Bylaws Committee
- ^ MyDD: Vote Counting the DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee Archived June 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CNN.com: It's decision day for Democrats Archived May 31, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bachrach, Bradford (November 19, 1967). "Ann Conlon Is Betrothed To James Roosevelt Jr". The New York Times. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ Times, Special To The New York (June 16, 1968). "James Roosevelt It. Weds Ann Conlon; St. Paul's Church in, Cambridge Is the Scene oi Bridal". The New York Times. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Kathleen Roosevelt, Jeffrey Walker". The New York Times. August 19, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ "Tracy Roosevelt, Robert O'Loughlin". The New York Times. August 28, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ "Maura Roosevelt and Joshua Fisher". The New York Times. July 20, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2017.