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Erastus Foote
17th Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
In office
November 21, 1939 – July 31, 1940
Appointed byLewis Barrows
Preceded byCharles J. Dunn
Succeeded byGuy H. Sturgis
Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
In office
April 17, 1924 – November 21, 1939
Appointed byPercival Baxter
Preceded byGeorge M. Hanson
Succeeded byGeorge H. Worster
67th Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
In office
1921-1922
Preceded byFrank G. Farrington
Succeeded byFrank H. Holley
Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 7th District
In office
1917–1922
Preceded byLeonard A. Pierce
Succeeded byBernard Archibald
Assistant Attorney General of Maine
In office
1909–1911
Personal details
BornOctober 12, 1869
Houlton, Maine, U.S.
DiedDecember 14, 1951, age 82
Houlton, Maine, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Erastus Foote (1777 – 1856) was an American lawyer and politician from Maine who served as the first Maine Attorney General from 1820 to 1831,[1] and previously as a state senator in both the Massachusetts State Senate and Maine State Senate.

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Early life and education

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Career

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Personal life and death

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References

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  1. ^ "Search Results | Erastus Foote". Maine State Legislature | Legislators Biographical Database. Maine.gov. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Foote, Erastus". A New Nation Votes | American Election Returns 1787 - 1825. American Antiquarian Society | Tufts.edu. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  4. ^ King, William (September 1, 1820). "Appointment of Erastus Foote as Attorney General". Early Statehood. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
Government offices
Preceded by
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Assistant Attorney General of Maine
1909-1911
Succeeded by
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Maine House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 7th District
1917-1922
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
1921-1922
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
1924-1939
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
1939–1940
Succeeded by