Background
Foley, William Edward was born on September 20, 1938 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of William Delbert and Lorene M. Foley.
Foley, William Edward was born on September 20, 1938 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of William Delbert and Lorene M. Foley.
Bachelor of Science in Education, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, 1960. Master of Arts in History, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy in History, University Missouri, 1967.
Teacher Consolidated School District Northern 2, Raytown, Missouri, 1960—1962. From assistant professor to professor emeritusof history Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, 1966—2001, professor emeritus of history, since 2001. Board director Friends of the Missouri State Archives.
Member Missouri Advisory Council on History Preservation, since 1991, chairman, 1999—2001.
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Member Warrensburg R-6 Board of Education, Warrensburg, 1977—1983, president, 1979—1980. Board of trustees Trails Regional Library., since 2000. Member of Johnson County History Society (board directors since 2001, president since 2002), State History Society Missouri (Distinguished Service award 2002), Society for Historians of the Early Republic, Western History Association, Organization of America Historians.
Married Martha A. Ellenburg, May 30, 1967. Children: Laura Ann Sindhi, David Edward.