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FOLEY, Thomas Stephen, a Representative from Washington; born in Spokane, Wash., March 6,
1929; graduated from Gonzaga High School, Spokane, Wash., 1946; A.B.,
University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., 1951; J.D., University of Washington
Law School, 1957; lawyer, private practice; appointed deputy prosecuting
attorney, Spokane County, Wash., 1958; professor, Gonzaga University Law
School, Spokane, Wash., 1958-1959; appointed assistant attorney general, State
of Washington, 1960; assistant chief clerk and special counsel of the Committee
on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Senate, 1961-1963; elected
as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses
(January 3, 1965-January 3, 1995); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the
One Hundred Fourth Congress; chair, Committee on Agriculture (Ninety-fourth
through Ninety-sixth Congresses); majority whip (Ninety-seventh through
Ninety-ninth Congresses); majority leader (One Hundredth and One Hundred First
Congresses); Speaker of the House of Representatives (One Hundred First through
One Hundred Third Congresses); Ambassador to Japan, 1997-2001.
BibliographyBiggs, Jeffrey R., and Thomas S. Foley. Honor in the
House: Speaker Tom Foley. Foreword by Mike Mansfield. Pullman:
Washington State University Press, 1999.
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