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Henry Stewart Foote
Birth: 2-28-1804
Death: 5-20-1880
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Mentioned in 18490315WHS_FMS. Mississippi Governor and Senator. CSA Congressman. Foote was a US Senator from 1847 to 1852, resigning to serve as the governor of Mississippi. In 1854, he lost an election to return to the US Senate by one vote. Moving to California, he lost an 1856 run for the US Senate there, again, by one vote. During the Civil War, he was the Representative from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress. In early 1865, he was expelled from the CSA Congress for going North on an unauthorized peace mission.
Letter References
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, December 25, 1851
Lettter form Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, December 8, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 18, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 10, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 26, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 24, 1850
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 15, 1849
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Mississippi Governor and Senator. CSA Congressman. Foote was a US Senator from 1847 to 1852, resigning to serve as the governor of Mississippi. In 1854, he lost an election to return to the US Senate by one vote. Moving to California, he lost an 1856 run for the US Senate there, again, by one vote. During the Civil War, he was the Representative from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress. In early 1865, he was expelled from the CSA Congress for going North on an unauthorized peace mission.
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