Theodore was born in Newhaven Barracks in 1887. His father, future President Theodore Roosevelt was a serving army officer at the time and Ned, as he became known, was largely brought up by his mother and an array of nannies. However in 1891, his father left the army, turning his eye to business. This gave him more time to spend with Ned, Theodore Jr would often call the years 1891-1900 "My golden years". But in 1900 his father became Governor of New York, and he saw little of him. In 1901 Theodore Jr was packed off to boarding school, and remained