James B. Foley | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | William Cumback |
| Succeeded by | William S. Holman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Bradford Foley (1807-10-18)October 18, 1807 Dover, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | December 5, 1886(1886-12-05) (aged 79) Greensburg, Indiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | South Park Cemetery |
James Bradford Foley (October 18, 1807 – December 5, 1886) was an American politician who served one term as aU.S. Representative fromIndiana from 1857 to 1859.
Born nearDover, Kentucky, Foley received a limited schooling.He was employed on a flatboat on the Mississippi River in 1823.He moved toGreensburg, Indiana, in 1834.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits from 1834 to 1837, and afterwards in farming.He served as Treasurer of Decatur County from 1841 to 1843.He later served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1850.He was appointed commander of the Fourth Brigade of State militia in 1852.
Foley was elected as aDemocrat to theThirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859).
He resumed agricultural pursuits in Decatur County.
He died inGreensburg, Indiana, December 5, 1886.He was interred in South Park Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 4th congressional district 1857-1859 | Succeeded by |
