Franklin's distant cousin and namesake, Theodore Roosevelt. was president from 1901 when he became president because of the death of President McKinley until March 4, 1909. (Franklin's wife, also a namesake, was the niece of Theodore.)
Because he wanted to follow his cousin lead as president.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (the 32nd president) was a fifth cousin of Theodore Roosevelt (Jr.) (the 26th president). Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt III, the son of President Theodore Roosevelt (Jr.), would be a fifth cousin once removed to Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was a distant cousin of President Theodore Roosevelt (TR), Franklin's wife Eleanor was Theodore's niece. Eleanor and Franklin were fifth cousins once removed.
Republican Theodore Roosevelt, distant cousin of President Franklin D Roosevelt who died in 1945.
his cousin, Teddy Roosevelt.
FDR was a distant cousin of President Theodore Roosevelt, and he was married to Eleanor Roosevelt (also his distant cousin), who was Teddy's niece.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's legs were paralyzed due to poliomyelitis in 1921.
Theodore Roosevelt (26th US President) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President) were fifth cousins through their common ancestor of Nicholas Roosevelt. In 1905, FDR married Theodore's niece, Eleanor Roosevelt, also his cousin.
Theodore Roosevelt because someone misunderstand that FDR was a COUSIN of Theodore, Theodore WASN'T a father of FDR!
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in January 1882. His fifth cousin, President Theodore Roosevelt was born in October 1858.
They were 5th cousins & that is pretty far apart. Teddy was a republican president in 1901 & Franklin became THE democratic president in 1932. More than you wanted to know. Teddy was also a cousin of Elenor Rosevelt, FDR's wife and they were also cousins to another former president Martin VanBuren.