Any great Republican leaders emerge from NY?
Any?
Teddy Roosevelt
Bueller...Bueller...
Teddy Roosevelt.
"The son of a wealthy, socially prominent merchant, Roosevelt was born in New York City on Oct. 27, 1858. He was educated by private tutors and studied at Harvard University, graduating in 1880 as a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the most prestigious social clubs"
Different branch of the family than the Socialist Franklin, although they were related, and Franklin's wife Eleanor was Theodore's niece, although raised from age of 8 by her maternal grandmother. Her father Elliot Roosevelt died when she was 10. However, Uncle Teddy did give her away when she married Franklin.