Ezra Foot
Ezra Foot | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 17th district | |
| In office 1861–1862 | |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Rock County district | |
| In office 1858–1858 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ezra A. Foot February 6, 1809 Goshen, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | December 21, 1885 (aged 76) Footville, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Grove Cemetery Footville, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Clarissa |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ezra A. Foot (February 6, 1809 – December 21, 1885) was a member of the Wisconsin Senate and the first mayor of La Cygne, Kansas. He was the founder and namesake of Footville, Wisconsin.
Early life
[edit]Ezra A. Foot was born in Goshen, Connecticut, on February 6, 1809.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1843 or 1845, Foot moved to Bachelor's Grove (later Footville) in Rock County, Wisconsin.[1][2] In 1846, he ran for the first constitutional convention for the Constitution of Wisconsin, but lost. In 1847, he was elected to the second constitutional convention in Wisconsin.[1] Foot was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1858. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing 17th district, as a Republican from 1861 to 1862.[1][3] He was a trustee of the State Hospital for the Insane for several years.[1] He was the founder and namesake of Footville.[4][5] He was instrumental in having a railroad built in Footville and he was president of the board of trustees of the Evansville Cemetery.[2]
During the American Civil War, Foot was chaplain of the 13th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment.[6] In 1869, Foot moved to La Cygne, Kansas. He was elected the first mayor of the city in 1870 and also served as its probate judge.[1][7] In March 1876, he returned to Footville, Wisconsin.[1][8] He was a member of the county board of supervisors in Rock County and served as chair of the body for three years.[1][2] In 1885 and at the time of his death, he was justice of the peace in Footville.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Foot married Clarissa.[2] He had two children, J. I. and Mrs. E. H. Egerton.[4] In 1847, his family moved into a grout house in Footville.[2]
Foot died on December 21, 1885, at his home in Footville.[1][4] He was buried at Grove Cemetery in Footville.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "The death of Hon. Ezra A. Foot..." Wisconsin State Journal. December 23, 1885. p. 1. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g "History Told as Footville Nears Centennial". p. 6. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Legislature". Wisconsin State Journal. November 10, 1860. p. 1. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "The Madison, Wisconsin Journal says..." La Cygne Journal. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 71.
- ^ "E. A. Foot..." The Wisconsin. December 26, 1885. p. 8. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The City Election". La Cygne Journal. August 27, 1870. p. 2. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "E. A. Foot..." La Cygne Journal. April 1, 1876. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1809 births
- 1885 deaths
- People from Goshen, Connecticut
- People from Rock County, Wisconsin
- People from La Cygne, Kansas
- People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Republican Party Wisconsin state senators
- Mayors of places in Kansas
- 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature