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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 4 | 4 | Browse | Search |
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 3 | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3 | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: November 7, 1860., [Electronic resource] | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Foote , Henry Stuart 1800 -1880 (search)
Foote, Henry Stuart 1800-1880
Statesman; born in Fauquier county, Va., Sept. 20, 1800; graduated at Washington College in 1819, and admitted to the bar in 1822; removed to Mississippi in 1826, where he entered into active politics while practising his profession.
In 1847 he was elected to the United States Senate, and in 1852 was elected governor of the State, his opponent being Jefferson Davis.
Mr. Foote was a strong opponent of secession at the Southern Convention held at Knoxville, Tenn., in May, 1859, but when secession was an assured fact he accepted an election to the Confederate Congress, where he was active in his opposition to most of President Davis's measures.
He wrote Texas and the Texans (2 volumes); The War of the rebellion, or Scylla and Charybdis, Personal reminiscences, etc. In his day he was a noted duellist.
He died in Nashville, Tenn., May 20, 1880.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United Presbyterians. (search)
United Presbyterians.
The United Presbyterian Church of North America was formed in May, 1858, by the union of the Associated Presbyterian Church and Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, and their first general assembly met at Xenia, O., in May, 1859.
Reports for 1900 showed: 918 ministers, 911 churches, and 115,901 members.