Edward Foote [SEP] place of birth
April 1767 in Bishopsbourne, the son of Francis Hender Foote, a barrister turned priest, and his wife Catherine "née" Mann. His maternal uncle was Horatio Mann, a noted politician and cricketer. In 1779, Foote joined the Royal Navy Academy in Portsmouth and the following year was commissioned aboard during the American Revolutionary War. Later in 1780, Foote transferred from "Dublin" to the frigate and in 1781 served at the Battle of Dogger Bank against the Dutch. In the aftermath of the battle he moved again,
Edward Bliss Foote
Edward Bliss Foote (20 February 1829 – 5 October 1906) was an American doctor, author, and advocate for birth control. In 1858, Foote published "Medical Common Sense", which contained frank discussion of sexual health for the general public. He was subsequently convicted under the Comstock Act and forced to remove information about birth control from the book. He was a co-founder of the Free Speech League.
Select bibliography.
- "Medical Common Sense: Applied to the Causes,