Samuel J. Foley (politician)

Samuel J. Foley (1902)

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.^[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

1. Mather, Fredrick G. (editor) (1895). The Evening Journal Almanac. Albany, N.Y.: The Weed-Parsons Printing Company. p. 58. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
2. Murlin, Edgar L. (1897). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. pp. 144–145. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
3. Murlin, pp. 509-511.
4. Murlin, p. 404.
5. "Ex-Senator S.J. Foley". New York Times. June 27, 1922. p. 12. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
6. "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.