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Elihu Root held other political roles apart from Secretary of War and Secretary of State. What was one of them?
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In addition to his time as Secretary of War and Secretary of State, Elihu Root also served as United States Senator from New York. He was a member of the Republican Party and served in the Senate from 1905 to 1909. During his time in the Senate, he was a leading proponent of the construction of the Panama Canal.
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