store was originally in Wall Street. He was one of the most noted Whigs of the time. He served as one of the General Committee of One Hundred, chosen in May, 1775, to take control of the Government. Upon the entry of the British he withdrew from the city. His sacrifices were rewarded by his countrymen, and he was elected to various stations of honor. He represented the City of New York in the Convention which met at Kingston in 1777 to form a Constitution for this State, and was a member of the New York Convention which assembled at Poughkeepsie in 1786 to deliberate on the adoption of the Constitution of the United States. After peace was declared he served as State Senator.

When the Bank of New York occupied the old Walton House, Mr. Roosevelt's sugar refinery was just opposite at No. 159 Queen Street. He had resumed business in partnership with his son. He was President of the New York Hospital from 1790 to 1794, and took a warm interest in its welfare. He died in October, 1797, at the age of sixty-eight years, beloved and honored as an excellent citizen and a tried and true patriot.

When the Constitution of the United States went into operation, in 1789, Alexander Hamilton became Secretary of the Treasury. His public duties had kept him from taking an active part as a Director of the