| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1913 |
| Number: | 32 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Elihu Root |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1845 |
| Year, Death: | 1937 |
| Profession: | Former Secretary of State (1905-1909). Senator. Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague. |
| City: | New York |
| State: | NY |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1912 |
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| Motivation: | Co-founder and president of the "American Society of International law"(1906).
Persuaded Latin-American states to attend the Second Hague Peace Conference. Concluded arbitration treaties with more than 20 nations. Settled the controversy between the USA and Great Britain over the North Atlantic coast fisheries. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Alfred Hermann Fried |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1864 |
| Year, Death: | 1921 |
| Profession: | Jornalist. Member of the Permanent International Peace Bureau. Nobel Peace Prize laureate 1911. |
| City: | Vienna |
| Country: | AUSTRIA (AT) |
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| Comments: |
Fried also nominated Richard Feldhaus, Henri La Fontaine and Otto Umfried. |
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