Theodore Roosevelt '80 died at his home, Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, New York, yesterday morning at 4.15 o'clock from a blood clot in the lung.

Colonel Roosevelt, President of the United States for seven years, hero of the battle of San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War, big-game hunter, and scholar attained a rank higher than any graduate of the University. He was born in New York City October 27, 1858, and prepared for College with private teachers. In the University he became one of the most prominent men in his class. After his graduation in 1880 he studied one year at the Columbia Law School.

He was a member of the Assembly of the New York Legislature, 1882, 1883, and 1884.

After serving as Civil Service Commissioner and Police Commissioner of New York City, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and Governor of New York, he was in 1900 elected Vice-President. When McKinley died he became President, and on November 4, 1904, he was returned to that office by the largest vote any candidate for President had received. At this expiration of his term of office, March 4, 1909, he ended his career as public office-holder and went to Africa on a hunting expedition.

After his return Colonel Roosevelt devoted his time to writing and speaking, except in 1912, when he became the candidate of the Progressive Party for President. His articles on preparedness were most widely read and discussed just before this country entered the war.

Twice Roosevelt was an Overseer to the University: from 1895 to 1901, and again from 1906 to 1910. He received the degree of LL.D. from Columbia (1899), Hope College (1901), Yale (1901), Harvard (1902), Northwestern (1903), California (1903), and University of Pennsylvania (1915). He is the author of many literary works, chiefly on American history, ranch life, and hunting in the west, besides his extensive political writings for magazines and newspapers.

The outstanding feature of Colonel Roosevelt's life was his marvelous versatility. Not only as a great statesman, but also as a teacher, explorer, soldier, naturalist, public speaker, and author he has revealed a personality which has become famous the world over, the memory of which will live for years to come