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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Also known as FDR, Franklin Roosevelt, Roosevelt, President Roosevelt, F. D. Roosevelt, F. D. R.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving US president and the only one to have served more than two terms. His first two terms were centered on combating the Great Depression, while his third and fourth focused on US involvement in World War II. A member of the Democratic Party, Roosevelt served in the New York State Senate from 1911 to 1913 and as the 44th governor of New York from 1929 to 1932.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt was an American lawyer, statesperson, golfer, and screenwriter who served as the President of the United States, Governor of New York, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and Governor-General of the Philippines. A member of the Democratic Party, he was educated at Groton School, Harvard College, and Columbia Law School. He worked in Washington, D.C., and was recognized in the Us Presidents collection.

Born in Hyde Park in 1882 to James and Sara Roosevelt, he died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1945 at the Little White House in Warm Springs. He was married to Eleanor Roosevelt and had four children: Elliott Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., Anna Roosevelt Halsted, and James Roosevelt. He was related to Theodore Roosevelt and suffered from poliomyelitis, paraplegia, and triskaidekaphobia.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Hyde Park
Place of death: Little White House
Spouse: Eleanor Roosevelt
Father: James Roosevelt
Mother: Sara Roosevelt
Occupation: philatelist
Position held: President-elect of the United States
Educated at: Groton School
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: American English
Native language: American English
Religion: Episcopal Church
Family: Roosevelt family
Sport: golf
Conflict: World War II
Military branch: United States Armed Forces
Image: FDR 1944 Color Portrait.jpg
Height: 188
Number of children: 6
Work location: Washington, D.C.
Residence: New York City

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Commons category: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
date of birth: 1882-01-30
date of death: 1945-04-12
topic's main category: Category:Franklin D. Roosevelt
cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage
relative: Theodore Roosevelt
name in native language: Franklin D. Roosevelt
manner of death: natural causes
archives at: New York Public Library Main Branch
birth name: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
handedness: right-handedness
Commons gallery: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
nominated for: Nobel Peace Prize
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owner of: Fala
writing language: French
allegiance: United States
National Governors Association biography URL: www.nga.org/governor/franklin-delano-roosevelt
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