James B. Foley

James Bradford Foley (* October 18, 1807 in Dover, Mason County, Kentucky; † 5 December 1886 in Greensburg, Indiana ) was an American politician. Between 1857 and 1859 he represented the State of Indiana in the U.S. 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 at the trade until 1837. He then 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 treasurer in Decatur County; in 1850 he took part in a meeting on the revision of the Constitution of Indiana as a delegate. Foley was also a member of the state militia. In 1852 he became commander of the Fourth Brigade of this force.

In the congressional elections of 1856 Foley was in the fourth electoral district of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of William Cumback on March 4, 1857. Until March 3, 1859, he was able to complete a term in Congress. This was marked by the events leading up to the Civil War. After his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives James Foley again worked in agriculture. Politically, he no longer exhibited. He died on December 5, 1886 in Greensburg, where he was also buried.