Solomon Foot

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Solomon Foot
Senior Senator, Vermont
In office March 4, 1851 – March 28, 1866
Preceded by	Samuel S. Phelps
Succeeded by	George F. Edmunds
Born	November 19, 1802 Cornwall, Vermont, USA
Died	March 28, 1866 Washington, D.C., USA
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 6 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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• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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 Served alongside: William Upham, Samuel S. Phelps, Lawrence Brainerd, Jacob Collamer, Luke P. Poland	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

Presidents pro tempore of the United States Senate

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