Cornelius V.S. Roosevelt
| Cornelius V. S. Roosevelt | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt October 23, 1915 New York City, New York |
| Died | August 3, 1991 (aged 75) Washington, D.C. |
| Relations | See Roosevelt family |
| Parents |
Theodore Roosevelt III Eleanor Butler Alexander |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | Corney |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
|
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
|
| Rank | Lieutenant commander |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Cornelius "Corney" Van Schaack Roosevelt (October 23, 1915 – August 3, 1991) was a World War II veteran and a grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt who worked for the CIA from the close of World War II until his retirement in 1973.
He was the third child of Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt III and Eleanor Butler Alexander and therefore the grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt. His siblings were Grace, Theodore Roosevelt III, and Quentin Roosevelt II. He attended Harvard University and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall, and graduated in 1938.
As an Oyster Bay Roosevelt, and through his ancestor and namesake Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt (1794–1871), he was a descendant of the Schuyler family.
From 1938 to 1941, Roosevelt was a mining engineer for the American Smelting and Mining Company in Mexico.
He served in the Navy during World War II. He was commissioned as an ensign in the Naval Reserve on May 28, 1942 and promoted to lieutenant (junior grade) on July 1, 1943. He remained in the Naval Reserve after the war and was promoted to lieutenant commander in 1951.
From 1946 to 1949, he moved to Shanghai where he was the manager of the mining division of William Hunt & Co. In 1949, after the Communist takeover in China, he relocated to Hong Kong where he served as president of the company in 1950. During the same period, he also served as president of International Industries Inc. in Hong Kong.
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