Ralph A. Foote

Ralph A. Foote
Ralph A. Foote
	Foote in 1964
69th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
	In office; January 5, 1961 – January 6, 1965
Governor	F. Ray Keyser, Jr.; Philip H. Hoff
Preceded by	Robert S. Babcock
Succeeded by	John J. Daley
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Middlebury
	In office; January 9, 1957 – January 4, 1961
Preceded by	Chester A. Ingalls
Succeeded by	Stanton S. Lazarus
State's Attorney of Addison County, Vermont
	In office; January 23, 1950 – August 9, 1950
Preceded by	John A. Calhoun
Succeeded by	William S. Burrage
Personal details
Born	January 22, 1923; Proctor, Vermont, U.S.
Died	July 16, 2003 (aged 80); Middlebury, Vermont, U.S.
Resting place	Evergreen Cemetery, West Cornwall, Vermont
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Nancy Dickey Foote
Children	5
Education	Amherst College; Albany Law School
Profession	Attorney
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Marine Corps; Marine Corps Reserve
Years of service	1943–1946 (Marine Corps); 1946–1950 (Reserve); 1950–1952 (Marine Corps); 1952– 1963 (Reserve)
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	World War II; Korean War

Ralph Albert Foote (January 22, 1923 – July 16, 2003) was an American attorney who served as the 69th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1961 to 1965, and a prominent attorney practicing in Middlebury, Vermont.

Early life

Foote was born in Proctor, Vermont, on January 22, 1923. He was the grandson of Lieutenant Governor Abram W. Foote.^[1]

Foote graduated from Amherst College in 1943 and served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, including combat at the Battle of Okinawa.^[2]^[3] He graduated from Albany Law School in 1949 and became an attorney in Middlebury. He returned to active duty with the Marines during the Korean War.^[4]

Career

A Republican, Foote served as Deputy State's Attorney of Addison County and interim state's attorney. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican state's attorney nomination in 1950. Foote ran successfully for the Vermont House of Representatives in 1956 and served two terms, also serving as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.^[5]^[6]

Elected Lieutenant Governor in 1960, he served under Republican F. Ray Keyser Jr. When Keyser lost the governorship to Philip H. Hoff in 1962, Foote won re-election. In 1964 Foote challenged Hoff, but lost badly in what turned into a wave election for Democrats nationwide.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Foote spent the rest of his career at the law firm of Conley and Foote in Middlebury. He also served as president of the Addison County and Vermont Bar Associations, was chairman of the Vermont Judicial Conduct Board, and chaired the Middlebury and Addison County Republican Committees.^[10]

Personal life

He was married for more than 50 years to Nancy Dickey Foote. They had five sons—Brian, Peter, Cory, Richard, and Anthony.^[11]

Death

He died in Middlebury on July 16, 2003. He was cremated, and his remains were interred at Evergreen Cemetery in West Cornwall, Vermont.^[12] His wife Nancy died on May 10, 2014.

References

^ Vermont Bar Association, The Vermont Bar Journal, Volume 28, 2003, page 54
^ Probate Counsel, Inc., The Probate Counsel directory, 1966, page 978
^ Vermont General Assembly, House Concurrent Resolution 249, 2004
^ Orwell Historical Society, A History of the Town of Orwell, Vermont, 2001, page 193
^ Middlebury College, "The Campus" newspaper, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont Will Speak in Proctor on Monday, October 3, 1963
^ Vermont Bar Association, The Vermont Bar Journal, Volume 28, 2003, page 54
^ Encyclopædia Britannica, Britannica Book of the Year 1960, 1961, page 734
^ Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, Collier's Encyclopedia Year Book, 1962, page 702
^ Samuel B. Hand, The Star That Set: The Vermont Republican Party, 1854-1974, 2003, pages 249-250
^ Vermont Bar Association, The Vermont Bar Journal, Volume 28, 2003, page 54
^ Vermont General Assembly, House Concurrent Resolution 249, 2004
^ Sanderson Funeral Service, Obituary, Nancy D. Foote, May 10, 2014

Party political offices
Preceded by Robert S. Babcock	Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1960, 1962	Succeeded by Richard A. Snelling
Preceded by F. Ray Keyser Jr.	Republican nominee for Governor of Vermont 1964	Succeeded by Richard A. Snelling
Political offices
Preceded by Robert S. Babcock	Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1961–1965	Succeeded by John J. Daley

[1] Vermont Bar Association, The Vermont Bar Journal, Volume 28, 2003, page 54

[2] Probate Counsel, Inc., The Probate Counsel directory, 1966, page 978

[3] Vermont General Assembly, House Concurrent Resolution 249, 2004

[4] Orwell Historical Society, A History of the Town of Orwell, Vermont, 2001, page 193

[5] Middlebury College, "The Campus" newspaper, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont Will Speak in Proctor on Monday, October 3, 1963

[6] Vermont Bar Association, The Vermont Bar Journal, Volume 28, 2003, page 54

[7] Encyclopædia Britannica, Britannica Book of the Year 1960, 1961, page 734

[8] Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, Collier's Encyclopedia Year Book, 1962, page 702

[9] Samuel B. Hand, The Star That Set: The Vermont Republican Party, 1854-1974, 2003, pages 249-250

[10] Vermont Bar Association, The Vermont Bar Journal, Volume 28, 2003, page 54

[11] Vermont General Assembly, House Concurrent Resolution 249, 2004

[12] Sanderson Funeral Service, Obituary, Nancy D. Foote, May 10, 2014

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v t e Lieutenant governors of Vermont
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State of Vermont (since 1791)	Hunt Brigham Chamberlain Brigham Cahoon Leland Olin Richards Egerton Jennison Camp Ranney Eaton Sargeant Pierpoint Converse Kittredge Kidder Fletcher Slade Martin Underwood Dillingham Gardner Thomas Hendee Dale Taft Hinckley R. Proctor Colton Barstow Pingree Ormsbee Fuller Woodbury Fletcher Stranahan Mansur Fisk Bates Allen Stanton Stearns Prouty Mead Slack Howe Darling Hulburd Stone A. Foote Billings Farnsworth Jackson Wilson Williams C. Smith Aiken Wills M. Proctor Emerson Arthur Johnson Bailey Stafford Babcock R. Foote Daley Hayes Burgess Burns Buckley Kunin P. Smith Dean Snelling Racine Dubie Scott Zuckerman Gray Zuckerman
Italics indicate acting governor

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