Kermit Roosevelt

Kermit Roosevelt MC
Kermit Roosevelt in 1926
Born	(1889-10-10)October 10, 1889 Oyster Bay, New York, U.S.
Died	June 4, 1943(1943-06-04) (aged 53) Fort Richardson, Alaska
Cause of death	suicide
Alma mater	Harvard University
Occupation	soldier, businessman, writer
Spouse(s)	Belle Wyatt Willard Roosevelt
Children	Kermit Roosevelt, Jr. Joseph Willard Roosevelt Belle Wyatt "Clochette" Roosevelt Dirck Roosevelt
Parent(s)	Theodore Roosevelt Edith Roosevelt
Relatives	Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (brother) Ethel Roosevelt Derby (sister) Archibald Roosevelt (brother) Quentin Roosevelt (brother) Alice Roosevelt Longworth (half-sister) Eleanor Roosevelt (first cousin) Franklin D. Roosevelt (fifth cousin, once removed) Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt, Jr. (nephew) Theodora Keogh (niece) Nancy Dabney Roosevelt (niece) Edith Kermit Roosevelt (niece) Grace Green Roosevelt (niece) Theodore Roosevelt III (nephew) Cornelius V.S. Roosevelt (nephew) Quentin Roosevelt II (nephew) Susan Roosevelt Weld (grandniece)

Kermit Roosevelt, MC (October 10, 1889 – June 4, 1943) was an American businessman, soldier, explorer, and writer. The second son of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, Kermit was a graduate of Harvard University, served in both World Wars (in World War I with both the British and American armies), and explored two continents with his father. He fought a lifelong battle with depression and alcoholism, ultimately leading to suicide while serving in the U.S. Army in Alaska during World War II.

Kermit was born at Sagamore Hill, the family estate in Oyster Bay, New York, the second son of Theodore "T.R." Roosevelt, (1858–1919) and Edith Kermit Carow (1861–1948). He had an elder brother, Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt Jr. (1887–1944), a younger sister, Ethel Carow Roosevelt (1891–1977), and two younger brothers; Archibald Bulloch "Archie" Roosevelt (1894–1979) and Quentin Roosevelt (1897–1918). His older half sister was Alice Lee Roosevelt (1884–1980), from his father's first marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee (1861–1884).

As a child, he had little resistance to illness and infection. He had a flair for language, however, and read avidly. He showed a talent for writing that led to recording his experiences in World War I in a book.