Fourteenth Generation

917. Elihu ROOT Sr. (|) was born on 15 February 1845 in Clinton, Oneida County, NY.^31,212 (His birth date may have been 5 Feb 1845.) He graduated in 1864.²¹² with a B. A. degree from Hamilton University at the top of his class. He graduated in 1867 in New York City, Kings County, NY.²¹² with a J. D. degree from New York University Law School. Elihu died on 7 February 1937 at the age of 91 in New York City, Kings County, NY.^193,212 eight days before his 92nd birthday.

Obituary Notes: "Elihu Root was born in Clinton, Oneida County, New York, on 15 February 1845; graduated from Hamilton College, 1864, and New York University Law School, 1867; was admitted to the bar and after a year with the office of Mann and Parsons opened his own firm with John H. Strahan; married Clara Frances Wales, 1878; was U.S. attorney for the southern district of New York, 1883-1885; was a delegate to the New York State constitutional convention, 1894; served as Secretary of War, 1 August 1899-31 January 1904; was influential in the postwar administration of the former Spanish islands of Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines; instituted a series of major Army reforms, including a permanent increase in strength, creation of a General Staff, rotation of officers between staff and line, reduced dependency upon seniority, joint planning by Army and Navy, an improved reserve program with special attention to the National Guard, and reorganization of the Army school system; served on the Alaskan Boundary Commission, 1903; served as Secretary of State, 1905-1909; served in the U.S. Senate, 1909-1915; was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, 1910; was president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1910-1925; was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, 1912; was president of the New York State constitutional convention, 1915; was head of a special diplomatic mission to Russia, 1917; was a member of the committee of international jurists that planned the Permanent Court of International Justice, 1920; was U.S. commissioner plenipotentiary to the International Conference on the Limitation of Armament, 1921-1922; wrote a number of books on government and international relations; died in New York City on 7 February 1937."

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Elihu ROOT Sr. (|) and Clara Frances WALES were married on 8 January 1878 in New York City, Kings County, NY.^11,212 Clara Frances WALES, daughter of Salem Howe WALES and (Unknown) UNKNOWN (WALES), was born about 1845.¹⁴⁹

Elihu ROOT Sr. (|) and Clara Frances WALES had the following children: