John Ellis Roosevelt

John Ellis Roosevelt (February 25, 1853 – March 9, 1939) was a lawyer with the Wall Street firm of Roosevelt & Kobbe, the president of the Elkhorn Valley Coal Land Company and secretary of the Broadway Improvement Company.[1][2] He owned the John Ellis Roosevelt Estate.

John Ellis Roosevelt
Roosevelt, ca. 1915-1916
Born(1853-02-25)February 25, 1853
New York City
DiedApril 9, 1939(1939-04-09) (aged 86)
Delray Beach, Florida
OccupationLawyer
Spouse(s)
Nannie Mitchell Vance
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(m. 1879; died 1912)​

Edith Hammersley Biscoe
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(m. 1914; div. 1916)​
Children3
Parent(s)Robert Barnhill Roosevelt
Elizabeth Ellis
RelativesSee Roosevelt family

Early life

John Ellis Roosevelt was born on February 25, 1853 in New York City. He was the second child of Robert Barnhill Roosevelt and Elizabeth Ellis. Roosevelt had an older sister, Margaret Barnhill Roosevelt, and a younger brother, Robert Barnhill Roosevelt Jr.[3] They were the first cousins of President Theodore Roosevelt through their shared paternal grandfather, Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt.[4]

He also had three half siblings; Kenyon Fortescue, Granville Roland Fortescue, and Maude Fortescue. They were the children of Robert Barnhill Roosevelt and his second wife, Marion Fortescue, also known as Marion O'Shea Roosevelt.

Career

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.[1] His half brother, Kenyon Fortescue was also a lawyer at the same firm.

The firm represented John Ellis Roosevelt's father, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, in a lawsuit entitled Robert B. Roosevelt v. Elbert A. Brinckerhoff, 143 F. 478 (2nd Cir. 1906), cert. dend. 200 U.S. 622 (1906). Brinckerhoff alleged that Robert Barnwell Roosevelt had committed malpractice by permitting a mortgage on a valuable piece of Manhattan real estate at 33 Nassau Street to be cancelled. Damages were assessed against Robert Barnwell Roosevelt in excess of $100,000. Robert Barnwell Roosevelt died four months after the decision was entered.

Personal life

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.[5] Before her death of typhoid in 1912,[6][7] they had three daughters:[8]

His wife died on September 26, 1912 of typhoid.[2]

On January 6, 1914, he married Edith (née Hammersley) Biscoe (1884-1943), the former wife of Lt. H. E. Biscoe.[17][18] Edith's sister, Lillie O. Hammersley was married to John's brother, Robert.[19] In 1915, Roosevelt tried to have the marriage annulled, claiming he was the victim of misrepresentation.[20] The case was heavily reported in the News at the time.[21][22] Edith won the case in 1916 and Roosevelt was ordered to pay her $400 a month in alimony.[23]

Roosevelt died on March 9, 1939 in Delray Beach, Florida.[1]

References
  1. "John E. Roosevelt, A Retired Lawyer. Cousin of Theodore Roosevelt Dies in Florida at 86". New York Times. March 10, 1939. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  2. "Mrs. John E. Roosevelt" (PDF). New York Times. September 27, 1912. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  3. "R. B. Roosevelt Jr. Dies At Age Of 63; Cousin of Late President Is Victim of Heart Disease on Sayville Estate. Naval Officer In The War. Commanded a Station on Long Island. Devoted Recent Years to Management of His Property". New York Times. September 10, 1929. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  4. Collora, Christopher M. (2013). Long Island Historic Houses of the South Shore. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738598031. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  5. "THE VANCE-ROOSEVELT WEDDING. | MR. JOHN E. ROOSEVELT UNITED TO MISS NANNIE MITCHELL VANCE--SOME OF THE PRESENTS". The New York Times. 20 February 1879. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  6. Times, Special To The New York (30 October 1912). "MRS. J.E. ROOSEVELT ESTATE; Valued at $25,000 and Goes to Her Two Daughters". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  7. "TR Center - Letter from John Ellis Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt". www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  8. Whittelsey, Charles Barney (1902). The Roosevelt Genealogy, 1649-1902. Press of J.B. Burr & Company. p. 90. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  9. Depew, Chauncey M. (October 20, 2013). Titled Americans, 1890: A list of American ladies who have married foreigners of rank. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781783660056. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  10. "Miss Pansy Roosevelt III". The New York Times. 6 January 1903. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  11. "Miss Gladys Roosevelt's Wedding" (PDF). New York Times. November 8, 1913. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  12. "Mrs. F.R. Dick Dies In Hunting Accident". New York Times. November 23, 1926. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  13. Times, Special To The New York (9 November 1926). "MRS. DICK WILLS BULK OF ESTATE TO HUSBAND; Sister and Father Share Rest of Property of Woman Killed in Fall Off Horse". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  14. "Luncheon for Miss Jean Roosevelt". The New York Times. 22 December 1909. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  15. "Died. Philip James Roosevelt, 49". TIME. 1941-11-17.
  16. "untitled". Time. Time, Inc. 1925-05-18. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
  17. "J.E. ROOSEVELT SUES TO ANNUL MARRIAGE; Cousin of the Former President Asserts He Was the Victim of Misrepresentations. WANTS WIFE'S SUIT DELAYED Says Expense of Trying Her Action for Separation on Charges of Cruelty May Be Avoided". The New York Times. 13 November 1915. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  18. "ROOSEVELT WEDDING CALLED A 'MISTAKE'; Robert B. Disapproved of an "Old Man Marrying a Young Woman." SAYS SO IN BROTHER'S SUIT Mrs. Roosevelt, Defendant in the Annulment Case, Too Ill to Appear in Court". The New York Times. 16 February 1916. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  19. Times, Special To The New York (7 January 1914). "J. E. ROOSEVELT MARRIES.; New York Lawyer Weds Mrs. Biscoe, Sister of Brother's Wife". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  20. "J. Roosevelt Weeps In Accusing Wife. Elderly Cousin of the Colonel Says His Bride Spurned His Efforts to Win Her. 'I've Been an Ass,' Husband Tells Court in Testifying in His Annulment Suit". New York Times. February 15, 1916. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  21. "DAUGHTERS TESTIFY FOR J.E. ROOSEVELT; Mrs. Dick Says Young Wife "Made Life an Awful Mess" for Her Father. STEPMOTHER DIDN'T PLEASE Defendant in Separation Suit Breaks Down and Weeps as Trial Comes to an End". The New York Times. 9 June 1916. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  22. "HUSBAND WAS CRUEL, SAYS MRS. ROOSEVELT; Bases Suit for Separation on Allegations of Physical Violence. DEFENDANT TO FIGHT CASE Annoyed Because Auto Trip Was Spoiled ;- Declares New Notions Are Spoiling Women". The New York Times. 30 October 1915. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  23. "MRS. J.E. ROOSEVELT WINS.; But Justice Newburger Gives Her Only $400 a Month Alimony". The New York Times. 20 January 1916. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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