Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.
Roosevelt Jr. in 1945
Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
In office May 26, 1965 – May 11, 1966
President	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Stephen N. Shulman
United States Under Secretary of Commerce
In office March 26, 1963 – May 16, 1965
President	John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Edward Gudeman
Succeeded by	LeRoy Collins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th district
In office May 17, 1949 – January 3, 1955
Preceded by	Sol Bloom
Succeeded by	Irwin D. Davidson
Personal details
Born	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (1914-08-17)August 17, 1914 Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada
Died	August 17, 1988(1988-08-17) (aged 74) Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic / Liberal
Spouses	Ethel du Pont ​ ​ (m. 1937; div. 1949)​ Suzanne Perrin ​ ​ (m. 1949; div. 1970)​ Felicia Schiff Warburg Sarnoff ​ ​ (m. 1970; div. 1976)​ Patricia Luisa Oakes ​ ​ (m. 1977; div. 1981)​ Linda McKay Stevenson Weicker ​ ​ (m. 1984)​
Children	Franklin III, Christopher, Nancy, Laura, and John
Parents	Franklin D. Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt
Relatives	Roosevelt family
Alma mater	Harvard University (AB) University of Virginia (LLB)
Profession	Lawyer, politician, businessman
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1938–1946
Rank	Lieutenant commander
Commands	USS Ulvert M. Moore (DE-442)
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (August 17, 1914 – August 17, 1988) was an American lawyer, politician, and businessman. He served as a United States congressman from New York from 1949 to 1955 and in 1963 was appointed United States Under Secretary of Commerce by President John F. Kennedy. He was appointed as the first chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1965 to 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Roosevelt also ran for governor of New York twice. He was a son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and served as an officer in the United States Navy during World War II.^[1]