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| |  ROOT:See alsoAlbertM. Barber —JohnBirge —HenrySkillman Breckinridge —CharlesHopkins Clark —FannyRoot Danser —ClaytonRiley Lusk —MaxE. Neal —CyrusBaldwin Sammons —HenryRoot Stern —KennethHerndon Tuggle —RonaldGarry Wilson | | Root, Adrian R. — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Republican.U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Buffalo, New York, 1867.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Amos — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Republican.Mayorof Jackson, Mich., 1860-61; postmaster atJackson,Mich., 1861-66.Burial location unknown. | | Root, B. G. — of Illinois. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1868.Burial location unknown. | | Root, C. B. — of Plant City,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.Mayorof Plant City, Fla., 1916-19.Burial location unknown. | | Root, C. J.SeeChapman Jay Root | | Root, Carl L. — of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas,VirginIslands.U.S.Collector of Customs at Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands, VirginIslands, 1932-47.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Carolyn — of Parma,JacksonCounty, Mich.American candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1976.Female.Still living as of 1976. | | Root, Cedric — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 30th District, 1970; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 56th District, 1974.Still living as of 1974. | | Root, Chapman Jay(1864-1945) —also known asC. J. Root — of Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.Born inWayneCounty, Pa.,November22, 1864.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1936(alternate; member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1940.Member,Elks;Freemasons;Shriners.Founded Root Glass Company in 1901; in 1915, Root Glass designed andpatented the "pod-shaped" Coca-Cola bottle.Died in Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.,November20, 1945 (age80 years, 363days).Interment atHighlandLawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind. | | Root, Charles A. — of Uxbridge,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Charles G. (b.1855) —of Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Naugatuck,New HavenCounty, Conn.,August13, 1855.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1891-92; member ofConnecticutstate senate 5th District, 1893-94.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Reuben H. Root and Laura E. Root; married1881 to CarrieM. Chapin. |
| | Root, Charles H. — of Red Bank,MonmouthCounty, N.J.Republican.Mayorof Red Bank, N.J.; elected 1909.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Charles W. — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1945-50; member ofMinnesotastate senate 33rd District, 1951-60.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Root, Claude B.(1880-1970) —of Greenville,MontcalmCounty, Mich.Born inCalhounCounty, Mich.,March 6,1880.Democrat.Osteopath;member ofMichiganstate senate 25th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1934, 1936, 1950,1952; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives, 1942 (Montcalm County), 1946(Montcalm County), 1948 (Montcalm County), 1956 (Montcalm District);member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1949.Died in1970(ageabout90 years).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Greenville, Mich. | | Root, Cyril H.(1896-1983) —of Oshtemo Township,KalamazooCounty, Mich.BornMay 23,1896.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1950-68 (Kalamazoo County 2ndDistrict 1950-64, 47th District 1965-68); defeated in primary, 1938.Methodist.Member,FarmBureau;Grange;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star.Died in1983(ageabout87 years).Interment atGrandPrairie Cemetery, Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, Mich. | | Root, Daniel — ofChenangoCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chenango County, 1824.Burial location unknown. | | Root, David F. — of Morris,GrundyCounty, Ill.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1940,1960.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Root, Derwood L. — Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 14th District, 1960.Still living as of 1960. | | Root,DonaldSeeJ. DonaldRoot | | Root, E. Tallmadge — of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1940; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1944, 1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Root, Ebenezer — of Willington,TollandCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Willington, 1820-21.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Edson V., Sr.(1877-1947) —of Paw Paw,Van BurenCounty, Mich.Born in1877.Republican.Superintendentof schools; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1935-47;died in office 1947.DiedMarch12, 1947 (ageabout 69years).Burial location unknown. | | Root, Edson V., Jr.(1903-1971) —of Bangor,Van BurenCounty, Mich.Born in Bangor,Van BurenCounty, Mich.,August27, 1903.Republican.Fruitfarmer;member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1948-50; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1953-71 (Van Buren County1953-64, 54th District 1965-71); died in office 1971.Churchof Christ. Member,FarmBureau;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in1971(ageabout67 years).Burial location unknown. | | Root, Edward R. — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Republican. Postmaster atColdwater,Mich., 1882-86.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Eleazer — of Waukesha,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.Wisconsinsuperintendent of public instruction, 1849-52.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Elias — ofOswegoCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oswego County 1st District, 1862, 1865.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Elias — of North Tonawanda,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Prohibition candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1896.Burial location unknown.  | Root, Elihu (1845-1937) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Clinton,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,February15, 1845.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1883-85;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894;U.S.Secretary of War, 1899-1904; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1904(TemporaryChair),1912;U.S.Secretary of State, 1905-09;U.S.Senator from New York, 1909-15;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1916;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Member,UnionLeague;AmericanSociety for International Law;American BarAssociation;AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Recipient of theNobelPeace Prize in 1912.Died, ofpneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1937 (age91 years, 358days).Interment atHamiltonCollege Cemetery, Clinton, N.Y. | | | Root, Elisha A. (bornc.1886) —of East Granby,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in East Granby,HartfordCounty, Conn., about 1886.Republican.Farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from East Granby, 1927-28.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Emery B. — of Adrian,LenaweeCounty, Mich.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1928(alternate),1932.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Erastus (1773-1846) — of Delhi,DelawareCounty, N.Y.Born in Hebron, Windham County (nowTollandCounty), Conn.,March16, 1773.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Delaware County, 1798-99, 1800-02, 1817-21,1826-28, 1830;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1827-28, 1830;U.S.Representative from New York, 1803-05, 1809-11, 1815-17, 1831-33(14th District 1803-05, 12th District 1809-11, 8th District 1815-17,11th District 1831-33); defeated, 1838; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1811-15, 1840-43 (Middle District 1811-15, 3rdDistrict 1840-43);delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1821;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1823-24; defeated, 1824.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December24, 1846 (age73 years, 283days).Original interment atOldCemetery, Delhi, N.Y.; reinterment atWoodlandCemetery, Delhi, N.Y. | | Root, Ezekiel C. — of Ashtabula,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio.Democrat. Postmaster atAshtabula,Ohio, 1853-61.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Francis S. — of Suffield,HartfordCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Suffield, 1902.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Frederick P. — ofMonroeCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1880-81.Burial location unknown. | | Root, George F. — of Vermont. Democrat. Candidate forsecretaryof state of Vermont, 1924; candidate forU.S.Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1926.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Gerald — American Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 10th District, 1950.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Root, Glenn A. — of Beulah,BenzieCounty, Mich.Prohibition candidate forMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1951; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1952, 1954, 1958;Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1952;Prohibition candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Charlevoix District, 1956,1960.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Root, Harry E. — of Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norfolk; elected 1926.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Helen — of Bergen,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1964.Female.Still living as of 1964. | | Root, Helen R. — of Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Democrat. Member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1973; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1976,1980,1984;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 55th District, 1976; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 1979; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Michigan,1984.Female.Still living as of 1984. | | Root, Henry G. — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Vermont,1860(voted forAbrahamLincoln andHannibalHamlin).Burial location unknown. | | Root, Herbert Taft — also known asHerbert T. Root — of Michigan. Candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 20th Circuit, 1899.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Humphrey G. — ofHerkimerCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Herkimer County 2nd District, 1850.Burial location unknown. | | Root, J. Donald — of Geneseo,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1960.Still living as of 1960. | | Root, Jacob H. — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Socialist. Candidate forPennsylvaniastate senate 7th District, 1912.Burial location unknown. | | Root, James N. — of Suffield,HartfordCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Suffield; elected 1932.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Jasper R. (b. 1857) — of Benson,RutlandCounty, Vt.Born in Benson,RutlandCounty, Vt.,December15, 1857.Republican.Farmer;member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Benson, 1910.Burial location unknown. | | Root, JessH.SeeJesse Hart Root | | Root, Jesse (1736-1822) — of Connecticut. Born in Coventry,TollandCounty, Conn.,December28, 1736.General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Delegateto Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1778-83; member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1789; superior court judge in Connecticut,1789-1807; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1807-09;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818.Died in Coventry,TollandCounty, Conn.,March29, 1822 (age85 years, 91days).Interment atNathanHale Cemetery, South Coventry, Coventry, Conn. | | Root, Jesse Hart (d.1934) —also known asJesse H. Root;Jess H. Root — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Republican.Circuitjudge in Michigan 38th Circuit, 1918-34; defeated, 1917;appointed 1918; died in office 1934; Republican Presidential Electorfor Michigan,1929;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1932.DiedAugust22, 1934.Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Monroe, Mich. | | Root, Jesse L. — of Nebraska.Justiceof Nebraska state supreme court, 1908-11.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Mrs. John — of El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromTexas,1972.Female.Still living as of 1972. | | Root, John B. — of Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.Postmaster atGalveston,Tex., 1853-57, 1860-65.Burial location unknown. | | Root, John Frick(1918-1988) —also known asJohn F. Root — of Pennsylvania. Born in York,YorkCounty, Pa.,January14, 1918.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Ambassador toIvory Coast, 1969-74.Died in1988(ageabout70 years).Burial location unknown. | | Root, John G. — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Republican. President, Farmers and Mechanics NationalBank;mayorof Hartford, Conn., 1888-90.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Burial location unknown. | | Root, John H. — of Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norfolk; elected 1908.Burial location unknown. | | Root, John W. — of Indiana. Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Root, Joseph Mosley(1807-1879) —also known asJoseph M. Root — ofErieCounty, Ohio.Born in New York,1807.Republican. Member of Ohio state legislature, 1840;U.S.Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1845-51; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1856(speaker);delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Erie County, 1873.Died in1879(ageabout72 years).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Sandusky, Ohio. | | Root, Joseph Pomeroy(1826-1885) —also known asJoseph P. Root — of Connecticut; Wyandotte (now part of Kansas City),WyandotteCounty, Kan.Born in Greenwich (now part of Quabbin Reservoir),HampshireCounty, Mass.,April23, 1826.Physician;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1855;memberKansas territorial council, 1857;LieutenantGovernor of Kansas, 1861-63; served in the Union Army during theCivil War; U.S. Minister toChile, 1870-73; delegate to Republican National Convention fromKansas,1884.Died in Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.,July 20,1885 (age59 years, 88days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Root and Lucy (Reynolds) Root; married,September9, 1851, to Frances Eveline Alden; second great-grandnephew ofWilliamPitkin andAbrahamDavenport (1715-1789); fifth great-grandson ofThomasWelles; first cousin twice removed ofDanielDavis; first cousin thrice removed ofJohnDavenport andJamesDavenport; first cousin five times removed ofRogerWolcott; second cousin once removed ofNoahDavis; second cousin twice removed ofTimothyPitkin,AbrahamDavenport (1767-1837) andTheodoreDavenport; second cousin thrice removed ofJonathanHunt,PierpontEdwards andDanielPitkin; second cousin four times removed ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; third cousin once removed ofThaddeusBetts,KatherineCornelia Abbe,AlbertNorton Abbe andHoraceLincoln Abbe; third cousin twice removed ofAaronBurr,TheodoreDwight,ElijahHunt Mills,GoldSelleck Silliman,HenryWaggaman Edwards,BenjaminSilliman andFrankH. Abbe; third cousin thrice removed ofJosiahCowles,MosesSeymour,AaronKitchell,OliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold andFrederickWolcott; fourth cousin ofFrederickWalker Pitkin; fourth cousin once removed ofAbelMerrill,CharlesRobert Sherman,GideonHard,ElishaHunt Allen,BenjaminDouglas Silliman,GouverneurMorris,AaronAugustus Sargent,JohnRobert Graham Pitkin andWalterHarrison Blodget. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary |
| | Root, Lyman C. (b. 1852) — of Allegan,AlleganCounty, Mich.Born inLorainCounty, Ohio,September29, 1852.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Allegan County 1st District,1915-18; defeated in primary, 1922.Englishancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Lyman C. — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Prohibition candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stamford, 1912.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Lynn — Independent candidate for Presidential Elector for California,2016(on behalf ofBernieSanders andTulsiGabbard).Still living as of 2016. | | Root, Marv — of Bend,DeschutesCounty, Ore.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1968; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Oregon,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Root, Morris J. — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Root, Myron H. — of Oshtemo Township,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Supervisorof Oshtemo Township, Michigan, 1917-18.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Norman (1798-1867) — of Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio.Born in Canaan,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,January22, 1798.Mayorof Athens, Ohio, 1842-43, 1853-64.DiedSeptember21, 1867 (age69 years, 242days).Burial location unknown. | | Root, Oren — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Republican. Candidate forboroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1949.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Root, Paul B. — of Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1952,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Root, Richard — of Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa.Republican. Postmaster atKeokuk,Iowa, 1889-93.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Richard L. — of Kentwood,KentCounty, Mich.Mayorof Kentwood, Mich., 2002-.Still living as of 2007. | | Root, Richard V. — of Wayne,WayneCounty, Mich.Republican. Member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1959; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1960.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Root, Robert — of Fullerton,OrangeCounty, Calif.Mayorof Fullerton, Calif., 1972-74.Still living as of 1976. | | Root, Roland — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Villagepresident of Coldwater, Michigan, 1856-57.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Roswell — of Plymouth,WayneCounty, Mich.Republican.Supervisorof Plymouth Township, Michigan; elected 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Roswell L. — of Plymouth,WayneCounty, Mich.Postmaster atPlymouth,Mich., 1871-81.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Russell W. (b.1898) —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Diamond,GrundyCounty, Ill.,August22, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1947.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Moose.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Samuel — ofEssexCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Essex County, 1868-69.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Shirley C. — of Hacienda Heights,LosAngeles County, Calif.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1972.Female.Still living as of 1972. | | Root,TallmadgeSeeE. TallmadgeRoot | | Root, W. E. — of Wood,MelletteCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 44th District, 1941-44.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Root, Warren L. — ofOutagamieCounty, Wis.Republican. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Outagamie County 1st District; elected 1902.Burial location unknown. | | Root, Wayne Allyn (b.1961) —also known asWayne A. Root — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 20,1961.Libertarian.Sportsreporter and handicapper;radio andtelevision host and anchorman;televisionproducer; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 2008.Jewish.Still living as of 2008. | | Root, Wilbur M. — of Sheboygan,SheboyganCounty, Wis.Wisconsininsurance commissioner, 1891-95.Burial location unknown. | | Root, William — Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida and Oswego counties, 1820-21.Burial location unknown. | | Root, William — of Portland,IoniaCounty, Mich.Postmaster atPortland,Mich., 1871.Burial location unknown. | | Root, William A. — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1944,1952,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Root, William Albert (b.1850) —of Bennington,BenningtonCounty, Vt.Born in Elizabethtown,EssexCounty, N.Y.,January5, 1850.Republican. Member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1917; member ofVermontstate senate from Bennington County, 1919, 1923; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Vermont,1924.Episcopalian.Burial location unknown. | | Root, William H. — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1920.Burial location unknown. | | Root, William Walter(1837-1912) —also known asWilliam W. Root — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Cato,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1837.Physician;major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1870;mayor ofMason, Mich., 1882-83, 1904-06; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1884.Methodist.Englishancestry. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.,April20, 1912 (age74 years, 297days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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