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Erastus Foote | |
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17th Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court | |
In office November 21, 1939 – July 31, 1940 | |
Appointed by | Lewis Barrows |
Preceded by | Charles J. Dunn |
Succeeded by | Guy H. Sturgis |
Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court | |
In office April 17, 1924 – November 21, 1939 | |
Appointed by | Percival Baxter |
Preceded by | George M. Hanson |
Succeeded by | George H. Worster |
67th Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives | |
In office 1921-1922 | |
Preceded by | Frank G. Farrington |
Succeeded by | Frank H. Holley |
Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 7th District | |
In office 1917–1922 | |
Preceded by | Leonard A. Pierce |
Succeeded by | Bernard Archibald |
Assistant Attorney General of Maine | |
In office 1909–1911 | |
Personal details | |
Born | October 12, 1869 Houlton, Maine, U.S. |
Died | December 14, 1951, age 82 Houlton, Maine, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Erastus Foote (1777 – 1856) was an American lawyer and politician from Maine who served as the first Maine Attorney General starting in from 1820 to 1831,[1] and previously as a state senator in both the Massachusetts State Senate and Maine State Senate.
Early life and education
Career
Personal life and death
References
- ^ "Search Results | Erastus Foote". Maine State Legislature | Legislators Biographical Database. Maine.gov. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ Massachusetts register and United States calendar, for the year of our Lord 1819 (1819 ed.). James Loring, and West, Richardson & Lord. p. 86. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Foote, Erastus". A New Nation Votes | American Election Returns 1787 - 1825. American Antiquarian Society | Tufts.edu. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ King, William (September 1, 1820). "Appointment of Erastus Foote as Attorney General". Early Statehood. Retrieved December 21, 2023.