Background
Foley was born in Wabasha, Minnesota, and graduated from Saint Felix High School in 1935.
United States representative lawyer politician
Foley was born in Wabasha, Minnesota, and graduated from Saint Felix High School in 1935.
Georgetown University Law Center.
After he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Saint Thomas College of Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1940, he joined the United States Army following the outbreak of World World War II, serving from 1941 to 1946. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree from Georgetown University Law School in 1947, and received his L.L.M. degree from Catholic University Law School in 1950
After school, Foley became a lawyer in private practice. He was also a professor, and was elected judge of the Orphan’s (Probate) Court of Montgomery County, Maryland, serving from 1954 to 1958.
He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election to Congress in 1956, but was elected as a Democrat to Congress two years later, serving one term from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1961.
He tried two further times for election in 1960 and 1962, but was unsuccessful both times. He died from a heart attack in Kensington, Maryland in November 2001.