Rough Riders

… Born into a distinguished family in New York State, after graduating from Harvard University, he entered politics and served as a Republican member of the New York State Assembly and as Commissioner of the New York City Police Department. In 1897, he became Under Secretary of the Navy under President McKinley, and took an active stance on the issue of intervention in Cuba. During the Spanish-American War in 1898, he led a volunteer corps he called the Rough Riders. In the same year, he was elected Governor of New York State, and in the 1900 election, he was the Republican vice presidential candidate and was elected. …

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…ニューヨーク州の名門に生まれ，ハーバード大学卒業後，政界に入り，共和党員としてニューヨーク州議会議員，ニューヨーク市警察総監を務めた。1897年マッキンリー大統領の下で海軍次官となり，キューバ介入問題で積極的態度をとり，98年の米西戦争中はみずから〈荒馬騎兵隊Rough Riders〉と称する義勇隊を率いた。同年ニューヨーク州知事に当選，1900年の選挙では，共和党の副大統領候補となり当選した。…

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