Henry S. Foote
American politician (1804-1880) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henry Stuart Foote (February 28, 1804 – May 19, 1880) was a United States Senator from Mississippi and the chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 1847 to 1852. He was a Unionist Governor of Mississippi from 1852 to 1854 and an American Party supporter in California. During the American Civil War, he served in the First and Second Confederate Congresses. A practicing attorney, he published two memoirs related to the Civil War years, a book on Texas before its annexation and a postwar book on the legal profession and courts in the Southern United States.
Quick Facts 19th Governor of Mississippi, Preceded by ...
Henry S. Foote | |
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19th Governor of Mississippi | |
In office January 10, 1852 – January 5, 1854 | |
Preceded by | James Whitfield |
Succeeded by | John J. Pettus |
United States Senator from Mississippi | |
In office March 4, 1847 – January 8, 1852 | |
Preceded by | Joseph W. Chalmers |
Succeeded by | Walker Brooke |
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Born | Henry Stuart Foote (1804-02-28)February 28, 1804 Fauquier County, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | May 19, 1880(1880-05-19) (aged 76) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic Republican (from 1875) |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Winters Rachel (Boyd) Smiley |
Children | 6 |
Alma mater | Washington College |
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