Henry S. Foote

Henry S. Foote
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 (1804-02-28)February 28, 1804 Fauquier County, Virginia, U.S.
Died	May 19, 1880(1880-05-19) (aged 76) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party	Democratic (before 1850) Union (1850–54) Know-Nothing (1854–56) Republican (after 1875)
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Winters Rachel (Boyd) Smiley
Children	6
Alma mater	Washington College
Profession	Politician lawyer
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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 the 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.