Ellsworth Foote
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Ellsworth Bishop Foote was a U.S. Representative
from Connecticut
.
Born in North Branford, Connecticut
, Foote attended the public schools.
He was graduated from Yale Business College in 1916 and from Georgetown University
Law School, Washington, D.C.
, in 1923.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1924 and commenced practice in New Haven, Connecticut
.
Corporation counsel of North Branford 1924-1946.
He served as special assistant to the Attorney General, at the United States Department of Justice
, Washington, D.C., February 1925 to July 1926.
He served as chairman of the board of finance of North Branford 1934-1946.
He served as judge of probate, North Branford District from 1938 to 1946.
Acting judge of probate, New Haven Probate Court, November 1944 to July 1945.
Attorney for the county of New Haven 1942-1946.
Again from 1949 to 1960.
Foote was elected as a Republican
to the Eightieth
Congress (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1949).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first
Congress.
Corporation counsel for town of North Branford.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Guilford, Connecticut
, January 18, 1977.
He was interred in Bare Plain Cemetery, North Branford, Connecticut
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
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Born in North Branford, Connecticut
North Branford, Connecticut
North Branford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,906 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 26.6 square miles , of which 24.9 square miles is land and 1.7 square miles is water...
, Foote attended the public schools.
He was graduated from Yale Business College in 1916 and from Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
Law School, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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, in 1923.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1924 and commenced practice in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
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Corporation counsel of North Branford 1924-1946.
He served as special assistant to the Attorney General, at the United States Department of Justice
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
, Washington, D.C., February 1925 to July 1926.
He served as chairman of the board of finance of North Branford 1934-1946.
He served as judge of probate, North Branford District from 1938 to 1946.
Acting judge of probate, New Haven Probate Court, November 1944 to July 1945.
Attorney for the county of New Haven 1942-1946.
Again from 1949 to 1960.
Foote was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Eightieth
80th United States Congress
The Eightieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1947 to January 3, 1949, during the third and fourth...
Congress (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1949).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first
81st United States Congress
The Eighty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives...
Congress.
Corporation counsel for town of North Branford.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Guilford, Connecticut
Guilford, Connecticut
Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, that borders Madison, Branford, North Branford and Durham, and is situated on I-95 and the coast. The population was 21,398 at the 2000 census...
, January 18, 1977.
He was interred in Bare Plain Cemetery, North Branford, Connecticut
North Branford, Connecticut
North Branford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,906 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 26.6 square miles , of which 24.9 square miles is land and 1.7 square miles is water...
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