Solomon Foot

Solomon Foot

Solomon Foot (born November 19, 1802 in Cornwall , Vermont , †  March 28, 1866 in Washington DC ) was an American politician who represented the state of Vermont in both chambers of Congress .

Career

After graduating from Middlebury College , Solomon Foot worked as a teacher from 1826 to 1831. He then studied law , was admitted to the bar and began practicing in Rutland .

In 1833 he was politically active for the first time as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives ; he was again a member of the parliamentary chamber of his home state from 1836 to 1838, during which time he also acted as its speaker . In 1836 he was also a delegate to the Vermont Constitutional Convention; between 1836 and 1842 he also worked as a public prosecutor.

On March 4, 1843, Solomon Foot moved as a member of the Whig Party in the US House of Representatives , to which he was a member until March 3, 1847. In 1850 he was elected to the US Senate for the dissolving Whigs , and in 1856 he was re - elected to the Republicans . He remained in the Senate until his death in 1866, serving as President pro tempore between 1861 and 1864 .

Web links

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• Solomon Foot in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Solomon Foot in the database of Find a Grave (English)