| Solomon Foot | |
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| In office March 4, 1851 – March 28, 1866 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel S. Phelps |
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| Succeeded by | George F. Edmunds |
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| Born | November 19 1802 Cornwall, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | March 28 1866 (aged 63) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Whig, Republican |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Teacher |
Solomon Foot (born on November 19, 1802 in Cornwall, Vermont - died on March 28, 1866 in Washington, D.C.) was Vermont lawyer, state representative and later senator who spent more than 25 years in elected office. After being admitted to the bar in 1831 he served as a state representative briefly in 1833, and also from 1836 to 1838. After six years as a prosecuting attorney, he was elected as a Whig congressman in 1843 and as a senator in 1850. He was re-elected as a Republican senator in 1856, in which capacity he served until his death in 1866. He served as President pro tempore of the Senate from 1861 to 1864.
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| Preceded by Hiland Hall |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 1st congressional district March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 |
Succeeded by William Henry |
| Preceded by Samuel S. Phelps |
United States Senator (Class 1) from Vermont March 4, 1851 – March 28, 1866 |
Succeeded by George F. Edmunds |
| Preceded by Benjamin Fitzpatrick |
President pro tempore of the United States Senate February 16, 1861 – April 13, 1864 |
Succeeded by Daniel Clark |
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| Class 1: M. Robinson • Tichenor • Chipman • Smith • J. Robinson • Tichenor • Seymour • Swift • Phelps • Foot • Edmunds • Proctor • Stewart • Page • Greene • Partridge • Austin • Flanders • Prouty • Stafford • Jeffords • Sanders Class 3: Bradley • Paine • Bradley • Chase • Fisk • Palmer • Chase • Prentiss • Crafts • Upham • Phelps • Brainerd • Collamer • Poland • Morrill • Ross • Dillingham • Dale • Gibson, Sr. • Gibson, Jr. • Aiken • Leahy |
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