Erastus Root
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Erastus Root was an early 19th-century American politician from New York who served multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and was known for his influential role in state and national Democratic-Republican politics.
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| Erastus Root canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
human
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politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1773-03-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Hebron, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Woodland Cemetery, Delhi, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1846-12-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Delhi, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Williams College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Root NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Erastus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential role in early 19th-century New York politics
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leadership in Democratic-Republican politics ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
New York State Assembly
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New York State Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic-Republican Party
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Jacksonian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | advocacy for anti-aristocratic and egalitarian reforms in New York ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| office | Lieutenant Governor of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | opponent of DeWitt Clinton ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lieutenant Governor of New York
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Member of the New York State Assembly ⓘ Member of the New York State Senate ⓘ Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York ⓘ Speaker of the New York State Assembly ⓘ delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention ⓘ |
| represented |
New York's 11th congressional district
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New York's 13th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ New York's 7th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Delhi, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd |
1805
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1809 ⓘ 1813 ⓘ 1817 ⓘ 1821 ⓘ 1825 ⓘ 1829 ⓘ |
| termStart |
1803
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1807 ⓘ 1811 ⓘ 1815 ⓘ 1819 ⓘ 1823 ⓘ 1827 ⓘ |
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