A Career In Theodore Roosevelt's Early Political Career

The Great Life of Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt, born on October 27, 1858, he has had many significant ‘decades’, but his early political career from 1881- 1889 shows more significance than any other. First, he worked through many public service positions . Also, he joined the New York State assembly. Plus, he became a cattle rancher. Others would say that his Political Career didn’t last long at all, he did very little to help out, but that it not true because he did quite a bit to help out even if it was something big or something small he helped out. His time in his early political career made him go through many struggles, but because of that it helped let him become what he is today, the 26th President.

To begin,, he joined various public service positions. “He served as a captain in the National Guard, a police commissioner for New York City, and an assistant secretary of the U.S. Navy. ” ("Theodore Roosevelt") He has helped quite a bit as you can see from this evidence. When he was in the U.S Navy he was also a strategist who created a two chapter document called The Naval War of 1812. “He completed two chapters of what became The Naval War of 1812 while still at Harvard and finished the book in 1882.” ("The Naval Strategist")

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He became the youngest to serve in that position at the age of 24. “He served three terms, 1882–1884, and was a minority leader in 1883.” (Theodore Roosevelt) “As a reformer, Roosevelt was instrumental in enacting legislation outlawing the manufacture of cigars in tenements (later declared unconstitutional by the courts) and in creating the first state civil service law in the United States.” (Theodore Roosevelt) As you can see from the evidence given that within three terms he has helped quite a bit, first he created the first state civil service law, secondly he outlawed the manufacturing of cigars in