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    Elihu Root (/ˈɛlɪhjuː ˈruːt/; February 15, 1845 – February 7, 1937) was an American lawyer, Republican politician, and statesman who served as the 41st...
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    The Elihu Root House is a historic house on College Hill Road, on the campus of Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. Built in 1817, it was the home of...
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    Distrito de Paz de Villa Americana, the municipality received a visit from Elihu Root, United States Secretary of State, who had been attending and presiding...
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  • SS Elihu Root was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Elihu Root, a United States senator from New York...
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  • of Japan that was negotiated between United States Secretary of State Elihu Root and Japanese Ambassador to the United States Takahira Kogorō. It was a...
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  • Clark, and Elihu Root, Jr., and named the firm Root, Clark & Bird. The firm took advantages of Root's connections through his father, Elihu Root, a former...
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  • politician, and Wisconsin pioneer Elihu Roberts (1897–1975), American Negro league baseball outfielder Elihu Root (1845–1937), American statesman and...
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    "Council on Foreign Relations". The meetings were headed by corporate lawyer Elihu Root, who had served as Secretary of State under President Theodore Roosevelt...
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    State Elihu Root. Root was born in Syracuse, New York, to Oren Root I, a professor of mathematics at Hamilton College and was a brother of Elihu Root. He...
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    carrying out the purpose of the fund. Carnegie chose longtime adviser Elihu Root, senator from New York and former Secretary of War and of State, to be...
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    Hewes Jr., James E. From Root to McNamara: Army Organization and Administration, 1900–1963 (1975) . Semsch, Philip L. "Elihu Root and the General Staff."...
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  • was later inherited by Oren's son, Elihu Root, who, along with the Roots, expanded the gardens. In 1937, Edward Root assumed responsibility for the garden...
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    Lyman J. Gage, to remain in office. Another holdover, Secretary of War Elihu Root, had been a Roosevelt confidante for years, and he continued to serve...
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    involved in the bitter politics of that year. He defeated John W. Weeks, Elihu Root, and several other candidates on the third ballot. While conservative...
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    Afdal seems to think. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands, Volume 140. Elihu Root, United States. U.S....
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  • particular, were strongly influenced by Secretary of War Henry Stimson. Elihu Root, Stimson's mentor, is often regarded as the prototypical "wise man." They...
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  • but never aired. Helvenston's great-great-uncle was Secretary of War Elihu Root. Helveston joined the Navy at 17 and received orders to Basic Underwater...
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    leading banker and businessman who worked closely with Secretary of State Elihu Root, 1905–1909, and served as United States Secretary of State from January...
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    Retrieved November 13, 2021. "Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Elihu Root (1845–1937)". Office of the Historian. Archived from the original on December...
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  • and Elihu Root Jr., established a law partnership on Wall Street, named Root, Clark & Bird. Bird soon left the firm, and it became known as Root & Clark;...
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    The Secretary of War Elihu Root and other military leaders took steps to reform the Army, including the National Guard. Root's allies included Charles...
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    with Roosevelt (still overseas). Taft asked Elihu Root (by then a senator) to look into the matter, and Root urged the firing of Pinchot. Taft had ordered...
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    reorganization of the United States Army that had begun under his mentor, Elihu Root. After the outbreak of World War I, Stimson became part of the Preparedness...
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    municipality. This article contains Public domain text from the U.S. Government Elihu Root collection of United States documents relating to the Philippine Islands...
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  • Elihu Root (1845–1937) was a U.S. Senator from New York from 1909 to 1915. Senator Root may also refer to: Erastus Root (1773–1846), New York State Senate...
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    and MacArthur, in separate correspondences, informed Secretary of War, Elihu Root, of the contention between each other and their differing views on the...
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    the Spanish–American War, the college was founded by Secretary of War Elihu Root and President Theodore Roosevelt, and formally established by General...
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    Secretary of War Elihu Root, had been a Roosevelt confidante for years, and he continued to serve as President Roosevelt's close ally. Root returned to the...
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    was at the White House. In 1907, Grant married Edith Ruth Root, the daughter of Elihu Root, the former Secretary of War and Secretary of State. They had...
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    JR.: A Biographical Sketch. By Henry F. Holthusen. Preface by the Hon. Elihu Root. Illustrated. 243 pp. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. $2.50". The New York...
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