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Elihu Root
Republican · Senate · New York · 1909–1915
Elihu Root was a Republican U.S. senator from New York, serving 1909–1915. Cast 789 votes and missed 36.2%.
- Years in Congress
- 5
- Votes missed
- 36.2%
- Born
- 1845
- Died
- 1937
Biography
Elihu Root 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.
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Terms in office
- Senate, New York1909–1915 · Republican
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Capitol Receipts, “Elihu Root (R-NY), Senate 1909–1915,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/past-member/R000430/elihu-root (accessed 2026-10-13).