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Erastus Root (March 16, 1773 – December 24, 1846) was an early American lawyer and politician from New York. He is most notable for serving four non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 19th century.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Erastus Root | Alma mater | Dartmouth College | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Born | (1773-03-16)March 16, 1773 Hebron, Connecticut Colony, British America | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Branch/service | New York State Militia | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Constituency | 11th district | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Constituency | 8th district | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Constituency | 12th district | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Constituency | 14th district | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Died | December 24, 1846(1846-12-24) (aged 73) New York City, US | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Governor | Joseph C. Yates | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Parent(s) | William Root Zeruiah Baldwin Root | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Party | Democratic-Republican (Before 1831) Jacksonian (1831–1838) Whig (1838–1846) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Preceded by | John Tayler | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Preceded by | Perkins King | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Preceded by | Samuel Sherwood | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Preceded by | Nathan Wilson | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Preceded by | Seat established | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Rank | Major General | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Resting place | Woodland Cemetery | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Spouse | .mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Succeeded by | James Tallmadge Jr. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Succeeded by | John Cramer | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Succeeded by | Dorrance Kirtland | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Succeeded by | Arunah Metcalf | 1.00 | infobox |
| Erastus Root | Succeeded by | John Russell | 1.00 | infobox |
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