Samuel J. Foley
Samuel J. Foley (July 10, 1862 – June 25, 1922) was an American politician from New York.
Life
He was born on July 10, 1862, in Quebec, Canada. 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.
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.). 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, 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.
His son Samuel J. Foley (1891–1951) was District Attorney of Bronx County, and a Bronx County Judge from 1949 until his death.
Sources
- The New York Red Book compiled by Edgar L. Murlin (published by James B. Lyon, Albany NY, 1897; pg. 144f, 404 and 509ff)
- Sketches of the members of the Legislature in The Evening Journal Almanac (1895; pg. 58)
- Ex-Senator S. J. Foley in NYT on June 27, 1922
| New York Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Gustav Menninger |
New York State Assembly New York County, 6th District 1891–1892 |
Succeeded by Moses Dinkelspiel |
| Preceded by Dominick F. Mullaney |
New York State Assembly New York County, 5th District 1893–1895 |
Succeeded by George Gregory |
| Preceded by William Sulzer |
Minority Leader in the New York State Assembly 1895 |
Succeeded by John B. Stanchfield |
| New York State Senate | ||
| Preceded by Thomas C. O'Sullivan |
New York State Senate 12th District 1896–1906 |
Succeeded by William Sohmer |