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Mar 27, 1992 · For 23 years, Heather S. Foley worked in the shadows of Capitol Hill, a mysterious, reclusive figure attached to a rising star in the House of Representatives. As the unpaid chief of staff to...
Oct 19, 2013 · There Speaker Foley met Heather Strachan, a fellow Jackson staffer, who would become his wife in 1968. They had no children, but the marriage produced an exceptionally close personal and...
Oct 19, 2013 · His wife, Heather Foley, confirmed the death and said the cause was complications from strokes. The Washington state congressman had been ailing from conditions including pneumonia.
- Emily Langer
Thomas Stephen Foley (March 6, 1929 – October 18, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Foley represented Washington's fifth district for thirty years (1965–1995). He was the first Speaker of the House in ...
Oct 18, 2013 · In 1968, Foley married Heather Strachan, whom he’d met when both worked on Jackson’s staff in the early ’60s. She’s a member of the bar, but served for many years as his unpaid chief of ...
Quick Facts. Also Known As: Thomas Stephen Foley. Died At Age: 84. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Heather Strachan (m. 1968) father: Ralph E. Foley. mother: Helen Marie. Born Country: United States. Lawyers Political Leaders. Died on: October 18, 2013. place of death: Washington, D.C., United States.
Oct 18, 2013 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Foley, the courtly former speaker of the U.S. House who lost his seat when Republicans seized control of Congress in 1994, has died of complications from a stroke. He was 84. His wife, Heather, said the former speaker had suffered the stroke last December and was hospitalized in May with pneumonia.
