Elisha Foote

Elisha Foote (August 1, 1809[1] – October 22, 1883) was an American judge, inventor, and mathematician. He was married to the scientist and women's rights campaigner Eunice Newton.

Early life

Foote was born in Lee, Massachusetts on August 1, 1809. He was the son of Elisha Foote (died April 8, 1846) and Delia (née Battle) Foote. Foote was educated at the Albany Institute.

Career

He studied law with Judge Daniel Cady in Johnstown, New York. After being admitted to the bar, he settled in western New York, and was district attorney and then judge of the court of common pleas of Seneca County, New York. His specialty was patent law, and he made several valuable inventions. In 1864 he was appointed to the board of appeals at the U. S. Patent Office.[2][3] On July 28, 1868, he was appointed the eleventh Commissioner of Patents.[4] Foote was the author of several books and papers on mathematics.

Personal life

On August 12, 1841, he married Eunice Newton (born July 17, 1819).[1] Elisha and Eunice were the parents of:

He died in St. Louis, Missouri on October 22, 1883. Eunice died five years later, on September 30, 1888.[6]

References
  1. Goodwin, Nathaniel, "The Foote family: or, The descendants of Nathaniel Foote, one of the first ... " Hartford, Press of Case, Tiffany and company, 1849. p. 159
  2. famousamericans.net/elishafoote/
  3. Wellman, Judith (October 5, 2004). The Road to Seneca Falls: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the First Woman's Rights Convention. University of Illinois Press. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  4. http://www.myoutbox.net/popch28.htm
  5. Goodwin, p. 159
  6. Reed, Elizabeth Wagner (1992). "Eunice Newton Foote". American women in science before the civil war. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
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