Warren Delano Jr.
Opium merchant; Maternal grandfather of Franklin Roosevelt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Warren Delano Jr. (July 13, 1809 – January 17, 1898) was an American merchant and drug smuggler who made a large fortune smuggling illegal opium into China. He was the maternal grandfather of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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Warren Delano Jr. | |
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Born | (1809-07-13)July 13, 1809 |
Died | January 17, 1898(1898-01-17) (aged 88) Newburgh, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Merchant |
Employer | Russell & Company |
Spouse |
Catherine Robbins Lyman
(m. 1843; died 1896) |
Children | |
Parent(s) | Warren Delano Sr. Deborah Perry Church Delano |
Relatives | Delano family |
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