Samuel J. Foley (politician)
Samuel J. Foley (July 10, 1862 – June 25, 1922) was an American politician from New York.
Life[edit]
He was born on July 10, 1862, in Canada East.[1][2] The family emigrated to the United States when Samuel was still a child. He attended the public schools, and the Evening High School from 1877 to 1882. In 1876, he began to work as a buyer for a dry-goods exporting firm. Later he engaged in the real estate and insurance business.[1][2]
Foley was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1891, 1892 (both New York Co., 6th D.), 1893, 1894 and 1895 (all three New York Co., 5th D.).[3] He was Minority Leader in 1895.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (12th D.) from 1896 to 1906, sitting in the 119th,[4] 120th, 121st, 122nd, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th, 128th and 129th New York State Legislatures.
He died on June 25, 1922, in a sanitarium in Central Islip, Suffolk County, New York.[5]
His son, also named Samuel J. Foley (1891–1951), was Bronx County District Attorney from to 1933 to 1950, and a Bronx County Judge from 1950 until his death.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Mather, Fredrick G., ed. (1895). The Evening Journal Almanac. Albany, N.Y.: The Weed-Parsons Printing Company. p. 58. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b Murlin, Edgar L. (1897). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. pp. 144–145. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ Murlin, pp. 509-511.
- ^ Murlin, p. 404.
- ^ "Ex-Senator S.J. Foley". New York Times. June 27, 1922. p. 12. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Judge S.J. Foley, 60, Of The Bronx, Dies - Member of County Court Since 1949 Was Active in Handling of Hauptmann Extradition". New York Times. May 15, 1951. p. 31. Retrieved 16 May 2016.