Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born January 30, 1882 in the city of Hyde Park, New York State.
Son of James Roosevelt and Sara Roosevelt, Franklin was born into a wealthy family of Dutch origin.
He was the cousin of Theodore Roosevelt, who also held the post of President of the United States from 1901.
He joined Harvard University in 1904. He later studied law at Columbia University in New York (1908). He married his cousin Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, with whom he had six children.
Before being elected president he held various positions in the politics of the country. He was a Democratic politician, Senator of the Dutchess District, Deputy Secretary of State for the Navy and Governor of New York State.
