Elihu Root - Early life and career, External links

Lawyer, US statesman, and public official, born in Clinton, New York, USA. He rose to prominence as US district attorney for the S district of New York (1883–5) and legal adviser to Theodore Roosevelt. As secretary of war (1899–1904) he reorganized the army and established governmental systems for Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. As secretary of state (1904–9) he cultivated friendly relations with Latin-American countries and negotiated the ‘Gentlemen's Agreement’ with Japan (1908). He represented the USA before the Hague Court in the American–British dispute over coastal fisheries (1910), and served as Republican senator from New York (1909–15). A US leader in the movement for world peace and a staunch League of Nations advocate, he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1912 and continued to work to strengthen international law and justice. He served as president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (1910–25).

Elihu Root

42nd United States Secretary of War
In office
August 1, 1899 – January 31, 1904
Preceded by	Russell A. Alger
Succeeded by	William Howard Taft
38th United States Secretary of State
In office
July 19, 1905 – January 27, 1909
Preceded by	John Hay
Succeeded by	Robert Bacon
Born	February 15, 1845 Clinton, New York, USA
Died	February 7, 1937 Clinton, New York, USA
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Clara Frances Wales
Profession	Lawyer, Politician

Elihu Root (February 15, 1845 – February 7, 1937) was an American lawyer and statesman and the 1912 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Early life and career

Root was born into a Jewish family in Clinton, New York, as the son of Oren Root and Nancy Whitney Buttrick.

Root was appointed United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York by President Chester A. Root was concerned about the new territories acquired after the Spanish-American War and worked out the methods of how Cuba would be turned over to the Cubans, wrote the charter of government for the Philippines, and eliminated tariffs on goods imported to the United States from Puerto Rico.

In 1905, President Roosevelt named Root to be the United States Secretary of State.

At the outbreak of World War I, Root opposed President Woodrow Wilson's policy of neutrality.

After World War I, Root supported the League of Nations and served on the commission of jurists, which created the Permanent Court of International Justice.

Root worked with Andrew Carnegie in programs for international peace and the advancement of science.

Root died in 1937 in Clinton, New York, with his family by his side.

Elihu Root was the second cousin twice removed of Henry Luce through Elihu Root (1772-1843). - Elihu Root

A few days before the Federal Reserve act was passed Senator Elihu Root denounced the Federal Reserve bill as an outrage on our liberties and made the following prediction:

"Long before we wake up from our dreams of prosperity through an inflated currency, our gold, which alone could have kept us from catastrophe, will have vanished and no rate of interest will tempt it to return.

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Preceded by: Russell A. Alger	United States Secretary of War 1899-1904	Succeeded by: William Howard Taft
Preceded by: John Hay	United States Secretary of State 1905-1909	Succeeded by: Robert Bacon
Preceded by: Thomas C. Platt	U.S. Senator (Class 3) from New York 1909-1915	Succeeded by: James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.

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