Joseph Patrick Foley (March 2, 1872
—May 11, 1928
) was a politician in
Manitoba, Canada. He served in the
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1914 to 1915, as a member of the
Conservative Party
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.
Foley was born in
Halifax,
Nova Scotia, the son of John Foley and Ellen Hogan, both natives of
Ireland, and was educated at La Salle Academy in that city. In 1906, he married Minnie Sherry. He moved to Manitoba around 1908. Foley practised law with
James Albert Manning Aikins
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and later with Tupper, McTavish, Foley and Tupper.
In religion, he was a
Roman Catholic.
He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the
1914 provincial election,
defeating
Liberal candidate J. Willoughby by 319 votes in the
Winnipeg North "A" constituency. The Conservatives won a majority government, and Foley served as a backbench supporter of
Rodmond Roblin's administration.
In 1915, the Roblin ministry was forced to resign from office amid a serious corruption scandal.
A new general election was called, which the Liberals won in a landslide.
Foley finished third in his bid for re-election, losing to Liberal candidate
Robert Newton Lowery
Robert Newton Lowery (July 13, 1882—April 27, 1962) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1920 as a member of the Liberal Party.
Background
Lowery was born in Detroit, Michigan, ...
.
Foley died in Winnipeg of a
heart attack at the age of 56.
References
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1872 births
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs
1928 deaths