Lucy Page Mercer Rutherfurd, born Lucy Mercer, is best known as the The term mistress is the feminine form of the word master. It has a few related meanings: A mistress is the female lover of a person, usually one who is married or in a committed relationship with another. In some systems of nobility (especially in the case of royalty), mistresses... mistress of This is the most common use of FDR. For other uses, see FDR (disambiguation). Franklin Delano Roosevelt ( January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to as FDR, was the 32nd ( 1933– 1945) President of the United States. He was elected to an unprecedented four terms, and died... Franklin Roosevelt.

Mercer was hired by Franklin's wife, Eleanor Roosevelt Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884 - November 7, 1962) was an American human rights activist, diplomat and as the wife of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the longest acting First Lady. An active First Lady, she traveled around the United States promoting the New Deal and visited... Eleanor Roosevelt, as a personal secretary in the winter of 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. (click on link for calendar) Years: 1910 1911 1912 - 1913 - 1914 1915 1916 Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s - 1910s - 1920s 1930s 1940s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1913 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music - Television Science and technology Aviation... 1913.

It was in this time that she began her romantic relationship with FDR. It is unclear when it started, but in September 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Contents // 1 Events 1.1 January-February 1.2 March-April 1.3 May-July 1.4 August-October 1.5 November 1.6 December 1.7 Unknown dates 2 Births 2.1 January-February 2.2 March... 1918 Eleanor discovered the relationship.

Eleanor delivered an ultimatium to Franklin: stop seeing Lucy, or get a divorce. Franklin acceded to her demands, paying them lip service only.

Unbeknownst to Eleanor, Franklin continued to see Mercer, whenever Roosevelt was in the Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United States of America. Washington, D.C. is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, which also includes... Washington D.C. area.

In February 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Years: 1917 1918 1919 - 1920 - 1921 1922 1923 Decades: 1890s 1900s 1910s - 1920s - 1930s 1940s 1950s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1920 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music - Television Science and technology... 1920, Mercer was married to Winthrop Rutherfurd, a wealthy South Carolinian.

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It is unclear whether the romantic affair continued after Lucy's marriage, but it is certain that feelings remained between the two.

Mercer was with Franklin when he suffered the A cerebral hemorrhage is a condition in the brain in which a blood vessel leaks. It was the cause of death of United States president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, along with Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel, Stuart Sutcliffe of the Beatles, writer Kate Chopin, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, dancer Josephine Baker, writer... cerebral hemorrhage that killed him.