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James Roosevelt "Tadd" Roosevelt Jr. (August 20, 1879 – June 7, 1958), also called Taddy, was an American heir and member of the Roosevelt and Astor families.
Tadd left Harvard under a veil of scandal which followed him when he moved to New York City and married Sadie Messinger, a Hungarian-born prostitute. His father disowned him, he was cut off from the Roosevelt family, but nonetheless Tadd remained marred to Sadie all his life.
Sep 24, 2021 · The Cowleses and Mrs. Alsop talk about the family’s black sheep, specifically TR’s prodigal brother Elliott and James “Tadd” Roosevelt, “Rosy’s” son. Elliott had a severe alcohol and drug addiction and Tadd’s marriage led to his father disowning him.
- Michael Patrick Cullinane
- michael.cullinane@roehampton.ac.uk
- 2021
Apr 23, 2017 · Considered a black sheep of the Roosevelt clan, Rosey disowned Tadd, and all relations with the Roosevelt family were ended. He never touched his inheritance from his mother's family, the Astors, bequeathing his estate to the Salvation Army upon his death in 1958.
- Male
- Sarah Messinger
On June 14, 1900, while still a student at Harvard, Roosevelt married a Hungarian-born working class woman, Sadie Messinger (–1940) (said by some to be a prostitute, though this has been disputed). Tadd's father Rosey, upon learning of the wedding, traveled from Hyde Park and brought Tadd home.
Who was Tadd Roosevelt? James Roosevelt "Tadd" Roosevelt, Jr., was a member of the Roosevelt family and the Astor family. He was the son of diplomat James Roosevelt "Rosey" Roosevelt of the Roosevelts and Helen Schermerhorn Astor of the Astors.
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Jan 18, 2024 · Tadd Roosevelt. 0 references. Identifiers. Freebase ID /m/034v72. 0 references. Find a Grave memorial ID. 18151512. 1 reference. imported from Wikimedia project ...
