ELIHU ROOT - PRINTED CARD SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 320342
Sale Price $135.00
Reg. $160.00
ELIHU ROOT
This printed card is signed by the statesman who served in two different
positions in the United States Cabinet
Printed card signed in ink: "Elihu Root", in black ink, 4½x3½. Department of
State. Washington, District of Columbia. Elihu Root (1845-1937) first gained
notoriety as a top-notch lawyer. Notable clients include William "Boss"
Tweed (junior counsel), Andrew Carnegie, eventual President Chester A.
Arthur, and Jay Gould. He was named a United States Attorney by former client
President Chester A. Arthur and later served as the Secretary of War for
President William McKinley and President Theodore Roosevelt from
1899-1904. As Secretary of War, he modernized the armed forces of the United
States, particularly the National Guard. Roosevelt appointed him to be
Secretary of State following John Hay's death in 1905; he served in that
position until 1909. Root was elected to represent New York in the United
States Senate for one term, from 1909-1915. As recognition for his arbitration
and collaboration skills between multiple international actors, Root was
awarded the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize. In 1917, the elderly statesman was
appointed by President Woodrow Wilson to travel to revolutionary Russia to
engage in cooperation talks with the new government. He promoted international
arbitration treaties and played an influential role at the Washington Naval
Conference (1921-1922). Today, his home in Clinton, New York, stands as a
National Historic Landmark. Adhesive residue on verso. Pencil notes (unknown
hand) on verso. Lightly toned. Otherwise, fine condition.
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