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Elihu Root was an American politician, lawyer, diplomat, and jurist. He served as a United States senator, United States Secretary of War, and United States Secretary of State. Root was a member of the Republican Party and worked in Washington, D.C. He was educated at Hamilton College, New York University School of Law, and Columbia University.
Root received the Nobel Peace Prize. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His archives are held at the New York Public Library Main Branch. Root was born in Clinton in 1845 and died in New York City in 1937.
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Peace Prize1912
“for bringing about better understanding between the countries of North and South America and initiating important arbitration agreements between the United States and other countries”
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- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Clinton
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- jurist
- Position held
- United States senator
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- diplomacy
- Image
- Elihu Root, bw photo portrait, 1902 (3x4a).jpg
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- Elihu Root
- date of birth
- 1845-02-15
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- 1937-02-07
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- Elihu Root
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- Institut de Droit International
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- Nobel Peace Prize
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- The Honourable
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Encyclopedic overview
Elihu Root (/ˈɛlɪhjuː ˈruːt/; February 15, 1845 – February 7, 1937) was an American lawyer, Republican politician, and statesman who served as the 41st United States Secretary of War under presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt and the 38th United States Secretary of State, also under Roosevelt. In both positions as well as a long legal career, he pioneered the American practice of international law. Root is sometimes considered the prototype of the 20th-century political "wise man", advising presidents on a range of foreign and domestic issues. He also served as a United States Senator from New York and received the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize.
Root was a leading New York City lawyer who moved frequently between high-level appointed government positions in Washington, D.C., and private-sector legal practice in New York. He headed organizations such as the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the American Society of International Law.
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