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Erastus Foote
Erastus Foote
17th Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
	In office; November 21, 1939 – July 31, 1940
Appointed by	Lewis Barrows
Preceded by	Charles J. Dunn
Succeeded by	Guy H. Sturgis
Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
	In office; April 17, 1924 – November 21, 1939
Appointed by	Percival Baxter
Preceded by	George M. Hanson
Succeeded by	George H. Worster
67th Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
	In office; 1921-1922
Preceded by	Frank G. Farrington
Succeeded by	Frank H. Holley
Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 7th District
	In office; 1917–1922
Preceded by	Leonard A. Pierce
Succeeded by	Bernard Archibald
Assistant Attorney General of Maine
	In office; 1909–1911
Personal details
Born	October 12, 1869; Houlton, Maine, U.S.
Died	December 14, 1951, age 82; Houlton, Maine, U.S.
Political party	Republican

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Erastus Foote (1777 – 1856) was an American lawyer and politician from Maine who served as the first Maine Attorney General starting in 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[edit]

Career[edit]

Personal life and death[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Search Results | Erastus Foote". Maine State Legislature | Legislators Biographical Database. Maine.gov. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
^ 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.
^ "Foote, Erastus". A New Nation Votes | American Election Returns 1787 - 1825. American Antiquarian Society | Tufts.edu. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
^ King, William (September 1, 1820). "Appointment of Erastus Foote as Attorney General". Early Statehood. Retrieved December 21, 2023.

Government offices
Preceded by N/A	Assistant Attorney General of Maine 1909-1911	Succeeded by N/A
Maine House of Representatives
Preceded by Leonard A. Pierce	Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 7th District 1917-1922	Succeeded by Bernard Archibald
Preceded by Frank G. Farrington	Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives 1921-1922	Succeeded by Frank H. Holley
Legal offices
Preceded by George M. Hanson	Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court 1924-1939	Succeeded by George H. Worster
Preceded by Charles J. Dunn	Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court 1939–1940	Succeeded by Guy H. Sturgis

[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.

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