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the revolt of 1883 in Korea, all the Japanese re- maining in Seoul, excepting those given refuge at the American legation were killed. Subse- quently Genei-al Foote, upon the request of the king of Korea, suggested the basis ui^on which the difSculties were finally settled with Japan. In 188-i he resigned the post of minister to Korea and on his way to the United States was granted audience with the emperor of Japan who thanked him for preserving the lives of his subjects in Korea, and for services rendered in the settlement of questions growing out of the Koi'ean revolt. He also received the thanks of the government of China and an autograph letter of acknowledg- ment from the king of Korea. He returned to San Francisco, Cal., where he engaged in literary pursuits and in 1890 was appointed secretary and treasurer of the Academy of sciences. He re- ceived the honorarj' degi'ee of A. M. from Knox college in 1873. He translated Heine's poems (189G) and is the author of: lied-LetU-r Da\,s and Other Poems (1880); On the Ileiyhts, a voliune of ver.se (1897); besides numerous contributions to periodicals.

FOOTE, Mary Hallock, author, was born in Milton, N.Y., Nov.'lO, 1847; daughter of Nathan- iel and Anne (Burling) Hallock; granddaughter of James and Elizabeth (Town.send) Hallock, and of Thomas and Elizabeth (Hull) Burling of New York, and a descendant of English Quaker fami- lies on both the father's and mother's sides. She was educated at home and at a little seminary for young ladies at Poughkeejjsie on the Hudson. She studied art at the school of design for women. Cooper institute, New York, working in black and white with the view to becoming a book illustrator. In 1876 she was mai-ried to Artliur D. Foote, mining engineer, and his business made their home in the mining districts of California, Colorado and Idalio. Mrs. Foote became well known, both as an author and as an illustrator, the wild scenes of frontier life and the scenery of the region giving her countless subjects for illustrating and for her novels. Her stories and illustrations appeared at first abnost exclusively in the pages of (S'cri7j)i«j''s magazine, and afterward in the Century and St. Nicholas magazines. She published: The Led-IIorse Claim (1883); John Bodeioin's Testimony (1886); TJie Last Assembly Hall (1889); The Chosen Valley (1893); In Exile (1894); Coeur d'Alene (1894); The Cup of Trrmh- ling and Other Stories (1895); Little Fig-tree Stories (1900); and she illustrated the works of many other writers, including Longfellow's .S'/ic/c- toii ill Armor and Hanging of the Crane.

FOOTE, Samuel Augustus, senator, was born in Cheshire, Conn., Nov. 8, 1780; son of John and Abigail- (Hall) Foote, and grandson of John and Abigail (Frisbie) Foote and of Samuel and Ann

(Law) Hall. He was graduated at Yale in 1797, and practised law in Cheshire. He was a repre- sentative from Connecticut in the 16th, 18th and 23d congresses; a representative in the state leg- islature, 183.5-36, where he was speaker of the assembly; US. senator, 1837-33; governor of Connecticut, 1834-3,5; and presidential elector in 1844. In the U.S. senate Dec. 39, 1839, he intro- duced a resolution instructing the committee on public lands to inquire into the exjiediency of limiting the sale of public lands, etc., which aroused the senators of the west who believed it to be a part of a plan concocted bj' eastern senators to check migration to the west and to hinder the growth of that section. The southern senators joined those from the west and added to the motive the charge that the eastern senators desired to limit the public revenue and centralize the government. This sentiment was voiced by Senator Robert T. Hayne of South Carolina, and replied to by Senator Daniel Webster of Massa- chusetts, which resulted in their celebrated debate that involved the constitutional right of secession. The controversy thus begun still further separated the two sections of the union, and paved the way for the civil war. Senator Foote died in Cliesliire, Conn., Sept. 15, 1846.

FOOTE, Wallace Turner, reiiresentative, was born in Port Henry, N.Y., April 7, 1864; son of Wallace Turner and Hilah Eliza Foote, gi'and- ,son of George Clark Foote, and a descendant of Nathaniel Foote, the settler. He was prepared for college at Williston seminary, Easthampton, Mass.. and was graduated with the degree of C.E. from Union college in 1885. In 1889 he en- tered Columbia law school, was admitted to the bar in 1890, and practised in his native place. He was a Republican representative in the .54th and 55th congresses, 1895-99. He was elected alumni trustee of Union college in 1896.

FORAKER, Joseph Benson, senator, was born in Rainsboro, Highland county, Ohio, July 5, 1846; son of Henry S. and Mai-garet R. Foraker. His first American ancestors emigrated from Devonshire, England, about 1740, and finally set- tled at Bombay Hook near Smyrna, Del. Hi.i grandfather removed to Ohio in 1820. His jiar- ents were farmers with a family of eleven children, and could give the son but a limited education in the district school. At the age cf fifteen he became a clerk at Hillsboro, Ohio, in the office of his uncle, who was auditor of Higliland county. On July 14, 1863, he enlisted in the 89th Ohio regiment; was in the anny of the Cumber- land, and participated in the battles of 1863-65. incident to the advance of Sherman's army to and through Georgia, and thence to Washington, lie was promoted sergeant. Aug. 26, 1863; 1st lieu- tenant, March 14, 1864, and brevetted captain