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Root, Elihu

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1845–1937, American cabinet member and diplomat, b. Clinton, N.Y. Admitted to the bar in 1867, he practiced law in New York City, became prominent in Republican politics, and was appointed (1883) U.S. attorney of the southern district of New York. He soon returned (1885) to his private practice, in which he gained distinction as a corporation lawyer. As U.S. Secretary of War (1899–1904) under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, Root improved the efficiency of the War Dept., made drastic reforms in the organization of the army, introduced the principle of the general staff, and established the Army War College. He helped direct U.S. policy in the areas acquired as a result of the Spanish-American War and was largely responsible for the Platt Amendment (see under Platt, Orville Hitchcock ) regarding Cuba. He also fostered the establishment of civilian governments in Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Root became Secretary of State under Roosevelt in 1905, serving until…
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From The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Military and Diplomatic History
lawyer and statesman. Elihu Root was a prominent statesman and a leading figure in the modernization of the legal profession, the U.S. armed forces, and the American diplomatic corps in the early twentieth century. Born in 1845 in Clinton, New York, to a family with close ties to Hamilton College, …
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A Republican internationalist who served as secretary of war from 1899 to 1904 and as secretary of state from 1905 to 1915. A native of New York, Root earned a law degree from the City University of New York, after which he entered corporate law and became active in Republican politics, where a…
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Full text Article CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE

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Founded in 1910 with a grant of $10 million from the industrialist Andrew Carnegie, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace was the most prominent of a number of Progressive Era organizations that encouraged a more academic approach to peace activism. Specifically, the endowment's leaders…
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Full text Article PERMANENT COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE

From The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Military and Diplomatic History
The creation of the Permanent Court of International Justice (often referred to as the “World Court”) after World War I stemmed from earlier efforts of lawyers, peace advocates, and reform-minded citizens to promote peaceful alternatives to international violence by widening the practice of…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(born Feb. 15, 1845, Clinton, N.Y., U.S.—died Feb. 7, 1937, New York, N.Y.) U.S. lawyer and diplomat. He became a U.S. attorney for the southern district of New York in 1883. He served as secretary of war from 1899 to 1904. After the Spanish-American War , he set up a civil government in Puerto Rico…
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From American Biographies: American Political Leaders
(b. 1845–d. 1937) secretary of state, secretary of war, U.S. senator Elihu Root was one of the most brilliant and innovative administrators in U.S. history, serving as secretary of war for William McKinley and secretary of state for Theodore Roosevelt. He won the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize for his…
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From Encyclopedia of Nobel Laureates 1901-2017 Full text Article PEACE
ROOT, ELIHU
Nationality: American b. 15 February 1845, Clinton, New York, USA; d. 7 February 1937, NY, USA For settling the problem of Japanese immigration to California and organising the Central American Peace Conference Root, who became one of the most brilliant administrators in American history, was the…
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