Samuel Foley

For the 19th-century New York politician, see Samuel J. Foley.

Samuel Foley (1655–1695), was bishop of Down and Connor.

Life

Foley was eldest son of Samuel Foley of Clonmel and Dublin (d. 1695), younger brother of Thomas Foley, founder of the Old Swinford Hospital. His mother, Elizabeth, was sister of Colonel Solomon Richards of Polsboro, Wexford. He was born at Clonmel 25 November 1655. He was educated firstly at Kilkenny College and was admitted as a commoner at Trinity College, Dublin on 8 June 1672. He was elected as a fellow on 11 June 1697 and he was ordained in the church of Ireland in 1678. On 14 February 1688–9 he was installed chancellor of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, and was attainted by James II's parliament in the same year. On 4 April 1691 he became dean of Achonry and precentor of Killala. He proceeded D.D. of Trinity College in the same year. On 4 Oct. 1694 he was enthroned bishop of Down and Connor in succession to Thomas Hacket, who had been deprived for gross neglect of duty.

He died of fever at Lisburn 22 May 1695, and was buried there. The bishop was married, and left issue.

Writings

Two sermons, one preached 19 Feb. 1681–2, and the other 24 April 1682.
An Account of the Giant's Causeway published in the Philosophical Transactions for 1694.
‘An Exhortation to the Inhabitants of Down and Connor concerning the Religious Education of their Children (Dublin 1695)

Foley left some manuscripts on the controversy between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism to the library of Trinity College, Dublin.

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Foley, Samuel". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

Bishops of Down and Connor; of Down, Connor and Dromore; and of Down and Dromore

Down and Connor	James MacCawell John Merriman Hugh Allen Edward Edgeworth John Charden Robert Humpston John Todd James Dundas Robert Echlin Henry Leslie Jeremy Taylor Roger Boyle Thomas Hacket Samuel Foley Edward Walkington Edward Smyth Francis Hutchinson Carew Reynell John Ryder John Whitcombe Robert Downes Arthur Smyth James Traill William Dickson Nathaniel Alexander Richard Mant (became Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore)

Down, Connor and Dromore	Richard Mant Robert Knox William Reeves Thomas Welland John Crozier Charles D'Arcy Charles Grierson John MacNeice Charles King Irwin

Down and Dromore	William Kerr Frederick Mitchell George Quin Robin Eames Gordon McMullan Harold Miller

Deans of Achonry

Owen O'Connor William Flanagan William Buchanan Randal Hollingwood James Vaughan William Lloyd Samuel Foley John Yeard Sutton Symes Richard Handcock James Langrishe James Hastings Arthur Kenney William Greene Theophilus Blakely Edward Hoare The Viscount Mountmorres George Heather Thomas Walker Thomas Allen

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