'''Elihu Root''' (February 15, 1845 – February 7, 1937) served as United States Secretary of War from 1899-1905, and United States Secretary of State from 1905-1909. He also served as U.S. [[Senator]] from [[New York]] from 1909-1915. He was awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 1912.
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'''Elihu Root''' (February 15, 1845 – February 7, 1937) served as United States Secretary of War from 1899-1905, and United States Secretary of State from 1905-1909, both for his close friend President [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. He is best known for the "Root Reforms" that modernized the U.S. Army. He served as Republican Senator from New York from 1909-1915. He was awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 1912.