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He was the 44th Governor of the state of New York, the Assistant secretary of the Navy, a New York Senator, and a lawyer. She was a United States Delegate to the Nations General Assembly, the President and Chair of the United Nations Commission of Human Rights, and the Chair of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women. Together they were Mr. And Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the First Couple, and the 32nd President of the United States and his First Lady. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt were together one of the most powerful and influential couples of the 20th Century.

Franklin D. Roosevelt & Eleanor Roosevelt

On March 17th, 1905 Eleanor Roosevelt married F. D. R., but unlike most girls when they get married, Eleanor did not change her name. Eleanor’s maiden name and married name were exactly the same. She was born Eleanor Roosevelt to Elliot and Anna Hall Roosevelt. She was named after her father; she had two brothers and a half brother.

The couple who were actually distant relatives (5th cousins once removed) met in 1902 when she was 17 and he was 20. He was attending Harvard at the time and she completed her formal education. They became engaged the next year and the engagement was kept quiet for a month as Franklin’s mother tried to convince her son to not marry the young Eleanor.

While on a cruise with his mother he declared his undying love for Eleanor and informed his mother that while it might cause her pain to see them wed, that his mind and heart were made up and that they would be wed. The wedding occurred on St Patrick’s Day in New York City. The young bride was given away by her uncle, President Theodore Roosevelt, which attracted national attention.

Franklin D. Roosevelt & Eleanor Roosevelt

The couple started their married life in New York City and also spent time in Hyde Park, New York. Franklin’s mother controlled all matters of the young couple’s home and it was not until they moved into the White House that Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt were allowed to live their married life.

The couple had 6 children and their marriage saw many struggles including FDR’s confinement to a wheel chair, and his affair with her social secretary. Over the years Eleanor also struggled with some close relationships with other men. It was never known if she cheated on Franklin. Together the couple resided in the White house and ran the country from 1933-1945 (He was the only president to ever be in office more than 8 years). The couple remained married until FDR’s death in 1945.