Background
Foran, Thomas Aquinas was born on January 11, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Francis Leo and Mary Elizabeth (Larkin) Foran.
Foran, Thomas Aquinas was born on January 11, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Francis Leo and Mary Elizabeth (Larkin) Foran.
College of the Holy Cross and Loyola University (Bachelor of Philosophy, 1946). 1972. Chairman, Cook County Environmental Control Board of Appeals, 1973- 1976. General Counsel, City of Chicago Board of Elections Commission, 1973-1979.
Since practiced in Chicago. United States attorney Northern District Illinois, 1968-1970. Partner Foran & Schultz (formerly Foran, Wiss & Schultz), 1959-1968, 70–, senior partner, from 1959.
Lecturer Illinois Institute Continuing Legal Education. General counsel Chicago Board Elections, 1973-1979. Chairman Cook County Environmental Control Board Appeals, 1973-1976.
Special assistant attorney Chicago Park District, 1971-1985, Chicago Transit Authority, 1971-1985.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers. Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, Illinois Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Chicago Bar Association.
Married Jean Marie Burke, October 14, 1950. Children: Elizabeth, John, Julie, Edmund, Stephen, Regina.