Theodore Roosevelt

Roosevelt was the 26^th president of the United States. He attended Harvard University, where he studied biology; he also developed an interest in naval affairs. He wrote numerous books on hunting, the outdoors, and current political issues, as well as frontier history. In 1884, his wife and his mother died on the same day. He left politics and went to the frontier, becoming a rancher in the “Badlands” in the Dakotas. Upon his return to New York City, he ran for mayor in 1886, finishing third with 60,000 votes. He later gained fame by taking vigorous charge of the city police.