Gerald Alexander Foote

Full Name: Gerald Alexander Foote
Date of birth: September 28, 1823
Date of death: July 16, 1902

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	21	Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876	14th	Democrat	McKinney / Collin		Collin, Denton, Wise
H	33	Feb 2, 1863 - Nov 2, 1863	9th ⁽¹⁾		McKinney / Collin		Collin, Grayson

(1) Gerald A. Foote, sworn 2/2/1863, succeeded David Stiff, for whom there is no record of attendance. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "Death of Dr. G.A. Foote: He Was a Pioneer Texan and a Surgeon in Confederate Army," 7/17/1902, p. 7. Born 9/28/1823 in Farqua County, Virginia; death date 7/16/1902, "elected to the Texas legislature in 1865 and again in 1874." Dallas Morning News.
FOOTE, GERALD ALEXANDER (1823-1902). Birth date 9/8/1823, death date 7/23/1902. Handbook of Texas Online.
Dr. Gerald Alexander Foote, birth date 9/28/1823 in Virginia. Obituary, "Death of Dr. G.A. Foote," The Democrat (McKinney, Texas), 7/24/1902, p. 8, crediting Collin County Genealogical Society; Obituary, "Death of Dr. Foote," The Daily Index (Mineral Wells, Texas), 8/9/1902, p. 2, crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library; Stambaugh, J. Lee, b. 1889; Stambaugh, Lillian J., b. 1888 & Carroll, H. Bailey. A History of Collin County, Texas, 1958, Austin, Texas, pp. 161-162.
Gerald Alexander Foote, birth date 9/8/1823 in Virginia. Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas, 1880, New York, pp. 37-38. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). A History of Collin County, Texas Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas The Daily Index The Democrat

Other Resources

Confederate States Army, Surgeon, 11th Texas Cavalry. Military grave marker, G.A. Foote (1823-1902), burial in Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Collin County. Grave marker, Dr. G.A. Foote (1823-1902). Includes portrait and reprint of obituary, "Death of Dr. G.A. Foote," Dallas Morning News, 7/17/1902. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. G.A. Foote, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

14th R.S. - 1874 Asylums Claims and Accounts Immigration Indian Affairs Roads, Bridges and Ferries Sanitary Legislation Travis County Jail, Select
9th R.S. - 1861 Agricultural Affairs Flags of 4th and 5th Texas Regiments Improper Bills Indian Affairs Military Affairs Penitentiary

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