Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was of Dutch, English ancestry and was born on January 30, 1882. Franklin grew up in a very wealthy family in Hyde Park, New York to James Roosevelt and his second wife, Sara Delano Roosevelt. He had a sheltered youth, and was taught mainly by governesses. His life mainly revolved around the family estate in rural Dutchess County. He also took many trips to Europe and participated in a lot of athletics (mainly swimming …

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…all. He was exhausted and traveled to his Warm Springs spa for a vacation in 1945. He died there of a cerebral hemorrhage. It has been said the Roosevelt presidency was one of the most eventful. Franklin proved to be a great leader when he faced the near collapse of the country and the most destructive wars in history. When he helped Britain in WWII, he insured that they would become allies of the U.S.