Background
He was born on November 30, 1806, in Fort Ann, Washington County, New New York
He was born on November 30, 1806, in Fort Ann, Washington County, New New York
He attended the Fort Ann village school and the Rutland County grammar school.
Then he enrolled at the United States Military Academy in West Point, but left after one year due to ill health. He taught school for two years in Newburgh, and then became a merchant there. Later he moved to Mohawk, and there engaged in the wholesale and forwarding business.
He was Supervisor of the Town of German Flatts.
He was also Vice President of the Mohawk Valley Bank. In 1856, he moved to Oswego, where he continued his business, and was President of the Marine Bank, later the National Marine Bank, for many years.
He died on September 10, 1880, at his home in Oswego, New New York
Root was a member of the New York State Assembly (Oswego Company, 1st Doctorate) in 1862 and 1865. And Collector of the Portuguese of Oswego for six years.