Theodore Roosevelt was one of America's most respected presidents. Theodore, or TR as also called, was born on October 27,1858 in New York City into a wealthy family and was raised up in Oyster Bay with his childhood friend, Edith Carow. Theodore was often ill with asthma most of his childhood. He overcame this affliction by building up his physical strength. By the time he became a teenager, he was well built in his physical appearance, and took up the sport of boxing and rowing. TR enrolled at Harvard University in 1876. In 1881, TR was elected the youngest member of the state assembly in Albany. The first corrupt politician he went after was a Supreme Court justice. Roosevelt was a member of the Republican Party. …
