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Foot, Samuel Augustus

lawyer, congressman, governor, was born Nov. 8, 1780, in Cheshire, Conn. He was chosen a representative in congress from Connecticut in necticut in 1819, 1823, and 1833; was Connecticut house of representatives in 1825 and 1826; and was a senator in congress from 1827 to 1833.

In 1834 he was elected governor of the state. He died Sept. 16, 1846.

Foote, Andrew Hull

naval officer, author, was born Sept. 12, 1806, in New Haven, Conn. His father was Samuel Augustus Foote, known in United States political history as the mover of Foote's resolutions.

In 1858 he was placed in command of the Brooklyn navy yard; in 1862 was made rear admiral; and received the surrender of Island No. 10. He was the author of Africa and the American Flag. He died June 6, 1863, in New York city.

Foote, Arthur William

musician, was born March 5, 1853, in Salem, Mass. His published works include about twenty compositions for the piano-forte, songs, vocal quartettes, three pieces for violoncello and piano-forte, three pieces for violin and piano-forte, a string quartette, a trio for piano-forte, violin and violoncello.

Foote, Charles A

congressman, was born in New York. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1823 to 1825. He died Aug. 1, 1828, in Delaware county.

Foote, Edward Bliss

physician, journalist, author, was born Feb. 20, 1829, in Cleveland, Ohio. In his practice he has made a specialty of chronic diseases.

He is editor of Dr. Foote's Health Monthly; and is the author of Medical Common Sense; and Science in Story.

Foote, Elisha

lawyer, jurist, inventor, was born Aug. 1, 1809, in Lee, Mass. In 1864 he was appointed to the board of appeals at the United States patent office, and in 1868-69 was commissioner. He died Oct. 22, 1883, in St. Louis, Mo.

Foote, George Anderson

physician, was born Dec. 16, 1835, in Warren county, N. C. He was a surgeon in the confederate army during the civil war.

Foote, Henry Stuart

lawyer, statesman, author, was born Sept. 20, 1800, in Fauquier county, Va. In 1847 he was elected from Mississippi a senator in congress, where he remained until 1852; and was elected governor of Mississippi in 1852. He was the author of Texas and the Texans; The War of the Rebellion, or Scylla and Charybdis; Bench and Bar of the South and Southwest; and Personal Reminiscences. He died May 20, 1880, in Nashville, Tenn.

Foote, Henry Wilder

clergyman, author, was born June 2, 1838, in Salem, Mass. He was a unitarian clergyman of Boston, minister of King's Chapel from 1861 till his death; and the author of Annals of King's Chapel; Thy Kingdom Come, ten sermons on the Lord's prayer; and The Insight of Faith.

Foote, John Howard

musical expert, poet, was born Nov. 11, 1833, in Canton, Conn. In 1863 he established the firm of John H. Foote and Company, importers of musical instruments; in which business he has attained success.

Foote, John Johnson

druggist, state senator, was born Feb. 11, 1816, in Hamilton, N. Y. He engaged in the drug business in Hamilton; and in 1857 was elected to the senate of the state of New York. In 1865 he moved to Belvidere, Ill.

Foote, Mrs. Mary Hallock

artist, author, was born Nov. 19, 1847, in Milton, N. Y. She is the author of The Led Horse Claim, a Romance of a Mining Camp; In Exile, and Other Stories; John Bodewin's Testimony; The Chosen Valley; Cœur d'Alene; The Last Assembly Ball; and The Cup of Trembling, and Other Stories.