The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-31
SENATOR SOLOMON FOOT OF
VERMONT.
From the New. York Herald.

This distinguished citizen died al
Washington yesterday at nine O'Clock
A. NJ, after long illness, aged sixty
four years. He was conscious to the
last and died calmly and peacefully. II
is related that taking leave of all in the
room, including his wife, brother and
nephew, and DIR. Baxter, Of Vermont,
Mr.. Foot expressed desire to take
last look at the Capitol, and requested to
be raised in his bed that he might do so
His wishes were at once complied with,
and just as they had raised him 30 that
his eyes rested on the building he ex-
pired. His remains will be taken to the
Senate Chamber to-day aud funeral SER
vices held in the afternoon, at o'clock.
Both houses OF Congress will adjourn to
attend the funeral. The friends of the
deceased will leave Washington for Yer
mont with the body this afternoon.
Eulogies will be pronounced in both
houses of Congress at future day.
After the death of Senator Foot had
been announced at the Executive Man
sion, the President and several members
of the Cabinet visited Mrs Foot and ten
dered their coincidence upon the afflicted
event.
Senator Foot was born in Cornwall,
Addison county, VT, November 10, 1902.
His father, DR.. Solomon Foot, was a
practising physician In the town of
Cornwall, whence he removed to Rut-
land, in 1904, where he died. The son
went through the usual preparatory
studies at the academies at ShOreham
and Castleton, and entered Middlebury
College in August, 1922, whence he
graduated with high hOnOrs in 1926.
Having graduated, he Immediately be-
came the principal of the Castleton
Academy, where his own preliminary
studies had been pursued, which
charge he resigned at the end Of a
year, to become tutor In the University
Of Vermont, at Burlington. In 1926
he again became principal of the
Castleton Academy, and held, In con-
junction Herewith, the post of professor
of natural philosophy In the Vermont
Academy of Medicine, then located at
Castleton, which position he held until
1881. While faithfully discharging the
duties of these combined positions he
had also been pursuing the study of the
law. In pursuance of his plan to pursue
the practice of this profession. he re-
moved to Rutland in April, 1881, and
was admitted to the bar at the Septem-
Der term of that year, and Immediately
entered upon the practice of it in Rut-
land. In 1888 he was elected a member
of the House Of Representatives of the
Vermont Legislature, and was again re-
elected in 1885, 1877, '3s and '4s. He was
not only a member of the House, but
also held the responsible position of
speaker during the sessions of 1886, '3s
and AZ. He was also delegate from
Rutland to the Constitutional Assembly
at Montpelier in 1886, az well as State
Attorney from that year until 1912. He
was elected to the House of Representa-
tives In Congress, from the First Con-
gressional district In Vermont, In 1912,
and again In 1874. Declining another
election, he resumed the practice of his
profession in ls47, and continued in it
until 1851, in which year he took his
seat in the Senate Of the United States,
having been elected thereto by the Leg
islature of Vermont, in October, 1850.
At the close CT his term In 1855 he was
reelected In October of that year to the
fame position. During these two terms
he served on the Committees on Foreign