Henry S. Foote
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.
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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Stuart Foote February 28, 1804 Fauquier County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 1880 (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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