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  • Henry S. Foote
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  • Henry Stuart Foote (February 28, 1804May 20, 1880) was a United States Senator from Mississippi from 1847 to 1852 and elected on a Unionist ticket as Governor of Mississippi from 1852 to 1854. His strong leadership on the Senate floor helped secure passage of the Compromise of 1850, which for a time averted a civil war in the United States. A practicing attorney, he published two memoirs related to the Civil War years, as well as a book on Texas prior to its annexation, and a postwar book on the legal profession and courts in the South.
  • Henry Stuart Foote (February 28, 1804 – May 20, 1880) was a United States Senator from Mississippi from 1847 to 1852 and Governor of Mississippi from 1852 to 1854. His emotional leadership on the Senate floor helped secure passage of the Compromise of 1850, which for a time averted a civil war in the United States.
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  • Henry S. Foote Brady 1849.jpg
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Birth Date
  • 1804-02-28
death place
  • Nashville, Tennessee
preceded
Spouse
  • Elizabeth Winters
  • Rachel Smiley
Name
  • Henry Stuart Foote
Succeeded
Date of Death
  • 1880-05-20
Alma mater
Party
Birth Place
  • Fauquier County, Virginia
Title
Term
  • --03-04
death date
  • 1880-05-20
Class
  • 2
Place of Birth
Place of death
jr/sr
  • United States Senator
Before
alongside
  • Jesse Speight, Jefferson Davis and John J. McRae
Years
  • --01-10
  • --03-04
  • --02-18
After
State
Profession
Birthname
  • Henry Stuart Foote
Date of Birth
  • 1804-02-28
abstract
  • Henry Stuart Foote (February 28, 1804May 20, 1880) was a United States Senator from Mississippi from 1847 to 1852 and elected on a Unionist ticket as Governor of Mississippi from 1852 to 1854. His strong leadership on the Senate floor helped secure passage of the Compromise of 1850, which for a time averted a civil war in the United States. A practicing attorney, he published two memoirs related to the Civil War years, as well as a book on Texas prior to its annexation, and a postwar book on the legal profession and courts in the South.
  • Henry Stuart Foote (February 28, 1804 – May 20, 1880) was a United States Senator from Mississippi from 1847 to 1852 and Governor of Mississippi from 1852 to 1854. His emotional leadership on the Senate floor helped secure passage of the Compromise of 1850, which for a time averted a civil war in the United States.
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