Elihu Root Autographs
Elihu Root (/ˈɛlɪhjuː ˈruːt/; February 15, 1845 – February 7, 1937) 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 under Roosevelt. In both positions as well as a long legal career, he pioneered the American practice of international law. Root is sometimes considered the prototype of the 20th-century political "wise man", advising presidents on a range of foreign and domestic issues. He also served as a United States Senator from New York and received the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize.
Root was a leading New York City lawyer who moved frequently between high-level appointed government positions in Washington, D.C., and private-sector legal practice in New York. He headed organizations such as the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the American Society of International Law.
As Secretary of War from 1899 to 1904, Root administered colonial possessions won in the Spanish–American War. Root favored a paternalistic approach to colonial administration, emphasizing technology, engineering, and disinterested public service. He helped craft the Foraker Act of 1900, the Platt Amendment of 1901, and the Philippine Organic Act (1902). Root also modernized the Army into a professional military apparatus with a general staff, restructured the National Guard, and established the U.S. Army War College.
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Traded items with a signature of Elihu Root
The most expensive item with a signature of Elihu Root (Addresses on International Subjects by Elihu Root (1916, Hardcover, Signed)) was sold in July 2022 for $799.99 while the cheapest item (Elihu Root Hand Signed Letter Cut Secretary of State Nobel Peace Prize) found a new owner for $3.32 in June 2012. The month with the most items sold (4) was December 2019 with an average selling price of $20.75 for an autographed item of Elihu Root. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2014 with $495.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.50 was August 2019. In average, an autographed item from Elihu Root is worth $29.48.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Elihu Root were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1907 US Passport certificate Department of State seal & signed by Elihu Root | $495.00 |  |
| 1907 US Passport certificate Department of State seal & signed by Elihu Root | $495.00 | |
| 1928 Signed Letter ELIHU ROOT, 2 Pages Typed, U.S. Senator Secretary of State | $37.00 | |
| 1928 Signed Letter ELIHU ROOT, 2 Pages Typed, U.S. Senator Secretary of State | $37.00 | |
| ELIHU ROOT - PRINTED CARD SIGNED IN INK | $160.00 | |
| ELIHU ROOT - PRINTED CARD SIGNED IN INK | $160.00 | |
| ELIHU ROOT AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED LETTER 6/2/1930 SECRETARY OF STATE | $12.00 | |
| ELIHU ROOT AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED LETTER 6/2/1930 SECRETARY OF STATE | $12.00 | |
| Elihu Root NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 1912 autograph, document signed | $232.24 | |
| Elihu Root NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 1912 autograph, document signed | $232.24 | |
| Elihu Root NY US Senator 1909-1915 Signed Letter 1913 the Hetch Hetchy Project | $150.00 | |
| Elihu Root NY US Senator 1909-1915 Signed Letter 1913 the Hetch Hetchy Project | $150.00 | |
| ELIHU ROOT SCARCE SIGNED CHECK FROM 1889 AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL -FAMOUS POLITICIAN | $29.95 | |
| Elihu Root Signed PSA DNA Autograph Auto Politician Cut Secretary of State War | $118.25 | |
| Elihu Root Signed PSA DNA Autograph Auto Politician Cut Secretary of State War | $118.25 | |
