James B. Foley

James Bradford Foley (born October 18, 1807 in Dover , Mason County , Kentucky , †  December 5, 1886 in Greensburg , Indiana ) was an American politician . Between 1857 and 1859 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Foley received only a limited education. In 1823 he worked on a river boat on the Mississippi River ; In 1834 he came to Greensburg, Indiana, where he worked in trade until 1837. Then he became a farmer. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1841 and 1843 he was a chamberlain in Decatur County ; in 1850, he attended a meeting to revise the Indiana Constitution as a delegate. Foley was also a member of the state militia. In 1852 he became the commander of the fourth brigade of this force.

In the congressional election of 1856 , Foley was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded William Cumback on March 4, 1857 . Until March 3, 1859, he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . This was shaped by the events leading up to the civil war . After leaving the US House of Representatives, James Foley returned to farming. Politically, he no longer appeared. He died on December 5, 1886 in Greensburg, where he was buried.

Web links

• James B. Foley in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James B. Foley in the database of Find a Grave (English)