Isaac
Foot
was
born on 23rd February 1880. Educated at Hoe Grammar School he worked
as a solicitor in Plymouth. A member
of the Liberal Party, Foot served on the
Plymouth City Council and served as lord mayor (1920-21).
After being defeated in
Plymouth in November 1919 by Nancy
Astor, Foot was
elected to represent Bodmin in the House of
Commons in February 1922. He lost his seat in October 1924 but
won again in the 1929 General Election. He
held the seat until being defeated in November 1935.
Foot, the father of Michael
Foot, served
as Vice President of the Methodist Conference (1937-38) and as President
of the Liberal
Party (1947).
Isaac
Foot died
on 13th December 1960.
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