. Portrait and biographical record of Winnebago and Boone counties, Illinois, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States. trust reposed in him, and was a con-sistent and faithful member of the MethodistChurch. In politics, he was a supporter of Re-publican principles, but never sought or desiredpolitical preferment for himself. He passed awayat his home on Grant Avenue in 1880, respectedby all who knew him. Mrs. Backus was a true helpmate to her hus-band. Sinc
. Portrait and biographical record of Winnebago and Boone counties, Illinois, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States. trust reposed in him, and was a con-sistent and faithful member of the MethodistChurch. In politics, he was a supporter of Re-publican principles, but never sought or desiredpolitical preferment for himself. He passed awayat his home on Grant Avenue in 1880, respectedby all who knew him. Mrs. Backus was a true helpmate to her hus-band. Since his death her life has been devoted. DF? FOOTE. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 281 to the promotion of all intoiosts calculated to ad-vance tlie general welfare. She lias been con-nected with various religious movements andmoral reforms, and is a prominent temperanceworker, being President of the Womans Cliris-tian Temperance Union of this city, which has amembership of two hundred. She has man) timesserved as its delegate to the State conventions, andwas twice a delegate to the National poor and needy find in her a true friendand, prompted by her benosolent spirit, she hasgiven liberally <.if her means to worth} Court Street Methodist Church finds in her afaithful and active member, and her good workshave made her well known and greatly belovedthroughout this community. II^ANIEL E. FOOTE, M. D., is one of theI jjj leading physicians of Belvidere and one^J^ of the oldest practitioners of the city. Hewas born in Otselic, Clienango County,N. Y., April 7, 1828. His father, Justin Foot
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