Elisha Foote | |
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| 11th United States Commissioner of Patents | |
| In office July 29, 1868 – March 1869 | |
| President | Andrew Johnson |
| Preceded by | Thomas Clarke Theaker |
| Succeeded by | Samuel S. Fisher |
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| Born | August 1, 1809 Lee, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 22, 1883 (aged 74) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
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Elisha Foote (August 1, 1809 – October 22, 1883) was an American judge, inventor, and mathematician. He served as the eleventh United States Commissioner of Patents from 1868 to 1869 and was responsible for launching an investigation into previous mismanagement of the post. He was married to the scientist and women's rights campaigner Eunice Newton Foote.