Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt in 1933 1st Chair of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women In office January 20, 1961 – November 7, 1962 President John F. Kennedy Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Esther Peterson 1st United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights In office 1947–1953 President Harry S. Truman Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Mary Pillsbury Lord 1st Chair of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights In office 1946–1952 Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Charles Malik First Lady of the United States In role March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945 President Franklin D. Roosevelt Preceded by Lou Henry Hoover Succeeded by Bess Truman First Lady of New York In role January 1, 1929 – December 31, 1932 Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt Preceded by Catherine Dunn Succeeded by Edith Altschul Personal details Born Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-10-11)October 11, 1884 New York City, U.S. Died November 7, 1962(1962-11-07) (aged 78) New York City, U.S. Cause of death Cardiac failure complicated by tuberculosis Resting place Home of FDR National Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York Political party Democratic Spouse(s) Franklin D. Roosevelt (m. 1905; died 1945) Children Anna Eleanor James Franklin Elliott Franklin Delano Jr. John Aspinwall Parents Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt Anna Rebecca Hall Relatives See Roosevelt family Signature