William Henry Foote

William Henry Foote (December 20, 1794 – November 22, 1869) was an American Presbyterian minister in Virginia and North Carolina. He served as a Confederate chaplain during the American Civil War of 1861-1865. He wrote several books about the history of Presbyterians in the American South.

Early life William Henry Foote was born on December 20, 1794, in Colchester, Connecticut. His father was Stephen Foote and his mother, Hannah Waterman Foote.

From 1838 to 1845, Foote served as an agent for the Central Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church. He visited many Presbyterian churches in Virginia and North Carolina during that time. He also served on the Board of Trustees of Union Presbyterian Seminary, then the Theology department at H–SC from 1838 to 1869.

Personal life On February 21, 1822, Foote married Eliza Wilson Glass, the daughter of the Reverend Joseph Glass. They had two daughters: Anne Waterman Foote, married to James Dillon Armstrong Eliza Wilson Foote. After his first wife died in April 1835, he married Arabella Gilliam on October 31, 1838. They had a daughter: Mary Arabella Foote.

Death Foote died on November 22, 1869, in Romney, West Virginia. He was buried at the Indian Mound Cemetery in Romney.