James A. Foley
{{Short description|An American politician and lawyer from New York}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = James Aloysius Foley
| image = JamesAFoley.jpg
| alt = James A. Foley
| caption = James A. Foley (1916)
| birth_date = {{birth date|1882|6|21}}
| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1946|2|11|1882|6|21}}
| death_place = Manhattan, New York, U.S.
| restingplace = Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York, U.S.
| nationality = American
| party = Democratic
| spouse = Mabel Graham Murphy
| relations = Charles Francis Murphy (father-in-law)
| alma_mater = College of the City of New York, New York Law School
| occupation = Politician, lawyer
| office1 = Surrogate of New York County
| term_start1 = 1920
| term_end1 = 1946
| predecessor1 = John P. Cohalan
| office2 = Member of the New York State Senate
| constituency2 = 14th District
| term_start2 = 1913
| term_end2 = 1918
| predecessor2 = Thomas F. Grady
| successor2 = Bernard Downing
| constituency3 = 16th District
| term_start3 = 1919
| term_end3 = 1919
| predecessor3 = Robert F. Wagner
| successor3 = Joseph D. Kelly
| office4 = Member of the New York State Assembly
| constituency4 = 12th District
| term_start4 = 1907
| term_end4 = 1912
| predecessor4 = Max Eckmann
| successor4 = Joseph D. Kelly
}}
James Aloysius Foley (June 21, 1882 – February 11, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Early life and education
Foley was born on June 21, 1882, in New York City, the son of James Foley (1846–1919) and Anne Moran Foley (1847–1928). He graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1901 and from New York Law School in 1904.
Political career
Foley was a member of the New York State Assembly representing New York County's 12th District from 1907 to 1912, serving in the 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, and 1912. He was chairman of the Committee on Affairs of Cities in 1911.
In 1913, Foley was elected to the New York State Senate, where he served until 1919. He represented the 14th District in the 136th, 137th, 138th, 139th, 140th, and 141st sessions, and the 16th District in the 142nd session. He served as Minority Leader in 1919.
Foley was also a member of the New York State Commission for the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in 1915.
Later career and personal life
On June 21, 1919, Foley married Mabel Graham Murphy, the step-daughter of Tammany Boss Charles Francis Murphy. They had no children.
Foley served as surrogate of New York County from 1920 until his death. In 1924, following the death of his father-in-law, Foley was offered the leadership of Tammany Hall, but he declined, preferring to continue his judicial work.
Death
Foley died on February 11, 1946, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in Manhattan following a heart attack. He was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Queens.
Sources
- [https://archive.org/stream/officialnewyorkf04fitc#page/340/mode/1up Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes] by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 354f, 357 and 359f)
- [https://archive.org/stream/cu31924022883494#page/n32/mode/1up State of New York at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915] (Albany, 1916; pg. 27)
- [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/06/22/97099568.pdf MISS MABEL MURPHY WEDS SENATOR FOLEY] in NYT on June 22, 1919
- [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/11/03/118176789.pdf FOR SURROGATE: JAMES A. FOLEY] in NYT on November 3, 1919
- [https://www.nytimes.com/1946/02/12/archives/surrogate-foley-dies-at-age-of-63-26year-veteran-of-bench-was-an.html SURROGATE FOLEY DIES AT AGE OF 63] in NYT on February 12, 1946 (subscription required)
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{{succession box | before = Max Eckmann | title = New York State Assembly
New York County, 12th District | years = 1907–1912 | after = Joseph D. Kelly}}
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{{succession box | before = Thomas F. Grady | title = New York State Senate
14th District | years = 1913–1918 | after = Bernard Downing}}
{{succession box | before = Robert F. Wagner | title = New York State Senate
16th District | years = 1919 | after = Joseph D. Kelly}}
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Category:Democratic Party New York (state) state senators
Category:Politicians from Manhattan
Category:Lawyers from Manhattan
Category:Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
Category:New York University alumni
Category:New York Law School alumni
Category:New York (state) state court judges
Category:Burials at Calvary Cemetery (Queens)
Category:20th-century American judges
Category:20th-century members of the New York State Legislature