Kermit Roosevelt

Kermit Roosevelt senior ( born October 10, 1889 in Oyster Bay, New York, † June 4, 1943 ( by suicide ) in Fort Richardson, Alaska ) was an American author, businessman and officer.

Kermit Roosevelt was the second son of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and the cousin of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. His son Kermit Roosevelt, Jr. was a senior CIA officer who was involved in the overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. With Denys Finch Hatton whom he had a long-standing friendship. Kermit Roosevelt sr. was a founding member of the United States Lines.

1913-1914 Roosevelt participated together with his father at the Roosevelt - Rondon expedition of the Brazilian Marshal Cândido Rondon in the Amazon basin.