Mount Root is named for what American lawyer and statesman who served as the Secretary of State under President Theodore Roosevelt and as Secretary of War under Roosevelt and President William McKinley?
Mount Root Mount Root, also named Boundary Peak 165, is a mountain in Alaska and British Columbia, located on the Canada–United States border, and part of the Fairweather Range of the Saint Elias Mountains. It is named for Elihu Root, who was one of the diplomats involved in settling the Alaska boundary dispute between the United States and Canada. It is where the Margerie Glacier is located.
William A. Wheeler William Almon Wheeler (June 30, 1819 – June 4, 1887) was an American politician and attorney. He served as a United States Representative from New York from 1861 to 1863 and 1869 to 1877, and the 19th Vice President of the United States from 1877 to 1881.