Background
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano was born on August 17, 1914 in Campobello Island, N.B.
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano was born on August 17, 1914 in Campobello Island, N.B.
AB, Harvard University, 1937; Bachelor of Laws, University of Virginia, 1940.
Elected member, 81st Congress, 20th New York District, May, 1949;
re-elected, 82d, 83d Congresses from 20th New York District. Chairman of the Board Fiat Distbrs. Inc., Mickelberry Corporation.
Former undersecretary of commerce. Chairman Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after 1965. Liberal Party candidate for government of New York, 1966.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1945. Member New York Yacht Club, Racquet and Tennis Club (New York City), Masons.
Son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (31st President of the United States) and Eleanor (Roosevelt) R. Married Felicia Warburg Sarnoff, July 1, 1970. Children by previous marriage: Franklin Delano III, Christopher duPont, Nancy S., LauraD.