Grand
Parents

Elihu Root + Achsah Pomeroy

Parents

Oren Root	1 NOV 1803 -- 23 MAY 1885
Nancy Whitney Buttrick	12 AUG 1812 -- 27 FEB 1891

Spouses

Names

Events

Elihu Root

Birth	15 FEB 1845	NY, Oneida Co, Clinton ⚑ More on this location Links FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page New York TTTP
Education	1867	NY, New York Co, New York University School Of Law Add more on this location Links FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page New York TTTP
Occup	1883-1885	NY US Attorney southern district
Org.	1895	Sons of the American Revolution, Member
Org.	1898-1899	Union League Club, President
Occup	1899-1904	USA Secretary of War,Defense
Org.	1904-1905	New York City Bar Association, President
Occup	1905-1909	USA Secretary of State
Reside	1907/1909	DC, Washington, Brodhead-Bell-Morton Mansion ⚑ More on this location Links DC GenWeb / TTTP FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page
Occup	1909-1915	US Senator from NY
Org.	1912-1925	Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, President
Org.	1915-1916	American Bar Association, President
Election	1916	USA Presidential Election
Org.	1921-1922	Washington Naval Conference, Attendee
Death	7 FEB 1937	NY, New York Co, New York City ⚑ More on this location Links FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page New York TTTP
Grave		NY, Oneida Co, Clinton, Hamilton College Cemetery Add more on this location Links FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page New York TTTP

Aged: 92 years

Clara Frances Wales

Birth	24 OCT 1853		NY, New York Co, New York City ⚑ More on this location Links FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page New York TTTP
Death	8 JUN 1928

Aged: 74.6 years

Children	First Name	Birth Dt	Death Dt	Birth Place		Spouses
1	Edith	1 DEC 1878	23 MAY 1962		NY	Ulysses Simpson Grant III
2+	Edward Wales	23 JUL 1884	DEC 1956		NY, Suffolk Co, Southampton	Grace McClure Cogswell

Pics & Attach-
ments

Asso-
ciates

	Name	Relation
	William McKinley	Appointed Secretary of War,Defense
	Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt	Appointed Secretary of State

Organizations & Memberships (1)

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Elihu Root

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