Edith Was Theodore’s Second Wife

Theodore Roosevelt and Alice Lee Roosevelt were married in 1880. It's interesting to note that Edith herself attended this wedding. Sadly, Alice Lee passed away four years later, leaving behind a daughter.

Theodore Roosevelt, a writer, naturalist, and soldier who served as the 26th president of the United States (1801–09). In order to advance the public interest in conflicts between large businesses and labor, he increased the presidential and federal government's powers. He also led the country toward taking a prominent position in international affairs, notably in Europe and Asia.

Theodore and Edith rekindled their romance in 1995. Eventually, Cecil Spring Rice served as Theodore's best man at their marriage in Hanover Square, London, in 1886. Rice stayed close to the Roosevelts even when she was appointed British ambassador to the United States in later years. Despite the closeness between Edith and Theodore, it became apparent that Theodore was still struggling to cope with the loss of his first wife. As a result, he preferred to refer to her first child by the moniker "Baby Lee" rather than by her given name, "Alice."