Overview
Douglas Robinson Jr. (January 3, 1855 – September 12, 1918) was an American businessman who was married to Corinne Roosevelt, a sister of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and an aunt of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
Early life
Robinson was born on January 3, 1855 in Edinburgh, Scotland, to Douglas Robinson Sr. (1824–1893) and Frances "Fanny" (née Monroe) Robinson (1824–1906). He had one sister, Harriet Douglas "Missy" Robinson, who married an Englishman, the Rev. Henry Bazeley Wolryche-Whitmore, an heir and nephew of William Wolryche-Whitmore, a Member of Parliament who represented Bridgnorth and Wolverhampton in the House of Commons.
Robinson's maternal grandparents were Elizabeth Mary "Eliza" (née Douglas) Monroe and James Monroe, a Virginian born member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York who was the nephew of 5th President James Monroe. His paternal grandparents were William Rose Robinson and Mary (née Douglas) Robinson, who resided in Scotland.
Robinson graduated from Oxford University in Oxford in 1876.
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