Foot (February 6, 1809 – December 21, 1885) was a member of the Wisconsin Senate and the first mayor of La Cygne, Kansas.
[1] In 1843 or 1845, Foot moved to Bachelor's Grove (later Footville) in Rock County, Wisconsin.
[4][5] He was instrumental in having a railroad built in Footville and he was president of the board of trustees of the Evansville Cemetery.
[2] During the American Civil War, Foot was chaplain of the 13th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment.
He was elected the first mayor of the city in 1870 and also served as its probate judge.