Foot, Solomon, 1802-1866

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Member of United States Senate.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : House of Representatives, 1845 Feb. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270520495

Lawyer, state legislator, U.S. Representative and later Senator; b. in Cornwall, Vt.; attended Middlebury College; admitted to the bar in 1831 and practiced in Rutland, Vt.; elected state representative, 1833, 1836-1838; delegate to the Vermont state constitutional convention, 1836; prosecuting attorney, 1836-1842; U.S. representative (1843-1847); and Senator 1850, 1856, 1862. Elected as a Whig congressman in 1843 and as a senator in 1850; re-elected as a National Republican senator in 1856 in which capacity he served until his death in 1866. Served as President pro-tempore of the Senate from 1861 to 1864.

From the description of Solomon Foot papers, 1854-1866 (bulk 1861-1862). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 670720338
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referencedIn Autograph album: Abraham Lincoln, his cabinet, and senators, 1864 and undated. Houghton Library
referencedIn Mead, Larkin G. (Larkin Goldsmith), 1835-1910. Letter, January 25, 1866. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Collection on Gideon Welles, 1822-2010. Norwich University, Kreitzberg Library
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Foote Family. Papers, 1739-1972 Connecticut Historical Society
referencedIn Stannard, George Jerrison, 1820-1886. Photocopy of a letter written by General George Jerrison Stannard to Senator Solomon Foot, 1864. Vermont Historical Society
creatorOf Foot, Solomon, 1802-1866. Solomon Foot papers, 1854-1866 (bulk 1861-1862). Bennington Museum
referencedIn Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887. Papers, 1798-1893 (bulk 1827-1887) Houghton Library
referencedIn McCullough, Hall Park, 1872-1966. Hall Park McCullough collection, 1735-1962. Bennington Museum
creatorOf Foot, Solomon, 1802-1866. Autograph letter signed : House of Representatives, 1845 Feb. 12. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
referencedIn Evans, John, 1814-1897. Letter: to the Honorable Solomon Foot, United States Senate /by John Evans, Governor of Colorado Territory, 1865 Aug 14. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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associatedWith Baker, W. H., compiler. person
correspondedWith Dillingham, Paul person
correspondedWith Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887 person
associatedWith Evans, John, 1814-1897. person
correspondedWith Fairbanks, E. (Erastus), 1792-1864 person
associatedWith Foote Family. family
associatedWith Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 person
correspondedWith Holbrook, Frederick, 1813-1909 person
associatedWith McCullough, Hall Park, 1872-1966. person
associatedWith Mead, Larkin G. (Larkin Goldsmith), 1835-1910. person
associatedWith Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, collector. corporateBody
associatedWith Stannard, George Jerrison, 1820-1886. person
correspondedWith Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 person
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Birth 1802-11-19

Death 1866-03-28

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