James Bradford Foley
James Bradford Foley (October 18, 1807 – December 5, 1886) was an American politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1857 to 1859.
J James Bradford Foley | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | William Cumback |
| Succeeded by | William S. Holman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 18, 1807 Dover, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | December 5, 1886 (aged 79) Greensburg, Indiana, U.S. |
Biography
Born near Dover, Kentucky, Foley received a limited schooling. He was employed on a flatboat on the Mississippi River in 1823. He moved to Greensburg, Indiana, in 1834. He engaged in mercantile pursuits 1834-1837, and afterwards in farming. Treasurer of Decatur County 1841-1843. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1850. He was appointed commander of the Fourth Brigade of State militia in 1852.
Congress
Foley was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859).
Later career and death
He resumed agricultural pursuits in Decatur County.
He died in Greensburg, Indiana, December 5, 1886. He was interred in South Park Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "James Bradford Foley (id: F000236)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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