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Ellsworth Foote | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | James P. Geelan |
| Succeeded by | John A. McGuire |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1898-01-12)January 12, 1898 |
| Died | January 18, 1977(1977-01-18) (aged 79) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Yale University Georgetown University |
Ellsworth Bishop Foote (January 12, 1898 – January 18, 1977) was aU.S. Representative fromConnecticut.
Born inNorth Branford, Connecticut, January 12, 1898, Foote attended the public schools. He graduated from Yale Business College in 1916 and fromGeorgetown University Law School,Washington, D.C., in 1923. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1924 and commenced practice inNew Haven, Connecticut.
He served as corporation counsel of North Branford from 1924 to 1946. In 1925-26, he served as special assistant to the Attorney General, at theUnited States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. He served as chairman of the board of finance of North Branford from 1934 to 1946.
Foote served as judge of probate in the North Branford District from 1938 to 1946. He was New Haven County Attorney from 1942 to 1946, and again from 1949 to 1960. He served as acting judge of probate in the New Haven Probate Court in 1944-45.
He was elected as aRepublican to theEightieth Congress (January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949), but was unsuccessful for re-election in 1948. After his defeat he again served as corporation counsel for the town of North Branford, and resumed the practice of law.
Foote died inGuilford, Connecticut, January 18, 1977. He was interred in Bare Plain Cemetery,North Branford, Connecticut.
His daughter, Roberta (Foote) Koontz, ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 1984.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's 3rd congressional district 1947-1949 | Succeeded by |
