Samuel A. Foot

Samuel Augustus Foot
28th Governor of Connecticut
In office
May 7, 1834 – May 6, 1835
LieutenantThaddeus Betts
Preceded byHenry W. Edwards
Succeeded byHenry W. Edwards
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1833 – May 9, 1834
Preceded byRalph I. Ingersoll
Succeeded byEbenezer Jackson, Jr.
United States Senator
from Connecticut
In office
March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833
Preceded byHenry W. Edwards
Succeeded byNathan Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
Preceded byDaniel Burrows
Succeeded byRalph I. Ingersoll
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821
Preceded bySylvester Gilbert
Succeeded byDaniel Burrows
5th Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
1825–1826
Preceded byRalph I. Ingersoll
Succeeded byEbenezer Young
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
1817-1818
1821-1823
1825-1826
Personal details
BornNovember 8, 1780
Cheshire, Connecticut, US
DiedSeptember 15, 1846(1846-09-15) (aged 65)
Cheshire, Connecticut, US
Political partyNational Republican (1824–1834)
Whig (1834–1846)
SpouseEudocia Hull Foot
ChildrenAndrew Hull Foote
Alma materYale College
Litchfield Law School
Professionfarmer, politician

Samuel Augustus Foot (November 8, 1780 – September 15, 1846; his surname is also spelled Foote) was the 28th Governor of Connecticut as well as a United States representative and Senator.