American politician, pro-labor economic reformer, and inventor
1804 CE
to 1898 CE
Clinton Roosevelt (November 3, 1804 – August 8, 1898) is an American politician, pro-labor economic reformer, and inventor from New York City.
A member of the Roosevelt family, he is the son of Elbert Roosevelt, who was a grandson of Johannes Roosevelt, making him a distant cousin of U.S. Presidents Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt.