John Ellis Roosevelt
| John Ellis Roosevelt | |
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Roosevelt, ca. 1915-1916
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| Born |
February 25, 1853 New York City |
| Died | April 9, 1939 (aged 86) Delray Beach, Florida |
| Residence | Meadow Croft |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Spouse(s) |
Nannie Mitchell Vance (m. 1879; her death 1912) Edith Hammersley Biscoe (m. 1914; div. 1916) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) |
Robert Barnwell Roosevelt Elizabeth Ellis |
| Relatives | See Roosevelt family |
John Ellis Roosevelt (February 25, 1853 – March 9, 1939) was a lawyer and the president of the Elkhorn Valley Coal Land Company and secretary of the Broadway Improvement Company. He owned the John Ellis Roosevelt Estate.
Roosevelt was born on February 25, 1853 to Robert Barnwell Roosevelt (1829–1906) and Elizabeth Ellis (1829–1887), his father's first wife. He had a brother, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Jr. (1866-1929). He was a first cousin of President Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) through their shared paternal grandfather, Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt (1794–1871).
Roosevelt was a lawyer and the president of the Elkhorn Valley Coal Land Company and secretary of the Broadway Improvement Company.
He was a partner in the Wall Street law firm of Roosevelt & Kobbe, along with George C. Kobbé, at 44 Wall Street.
On February 19, 1879 he married Nannie Mitchell Vance (1860–1912), the daughter of Samuel B. H. Vance (1814–1890), at the recently built St. Nicholas Collegiate Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Fifth Avenue and 48th Street, in New York City in Manhattan. Before her death of typhoid in 1912, they had three daughters:
His wife died on September 26, 1912 of typhoid.
On January 6, 1914, he married Edith (née Hammersley) Biscoe (1884-1943), the former wife of Lt. H. E. Biscoe. Edith's sister, Lillie O. Hammersley was married to John's brother, Robert. In 1915, Roosevelt tried to have the marriage annulled, claiming he was the victim of misrepresentation. The case was heavily reported in the News at the time. Edith won the case in 1916 and Roosevelt was ordered to pay her $400 a month in alimony.
Roosevelt died on March 9, 1939 in Delray Beach, Florida.
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