Katherine A. Foley
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May 10, 1889
Katherine A. Foley | |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 3rd Essex district | |
| In office 1935–1938 | |
| Preceded by | Louis J. Scanlon |
| Succeeded by | Thomas A. Barry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Katherine Alena Carr May 10, 1889 |
| Died | February 20, 1981 (aged 91) |
| Party | Democratic |
Katherine Alena (née Carr) Foley (May 10, 1889 – February 20, 1981) was an Irish-American politician who represented the 3rd Essex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1935–1938.[1][2] She was the first woman to receive a major party's nomination for statewide office in Massachusetts.
Born in Ireland, she emigrated to Lawrence, Massachusetts as a child.[2] She attended the Lawrence Public Schools and then Cannon's Commercial College.[2] Her husband, Mark Foley, died just before she took her seat in the Massachusetts House.[2] They had three daughters together.[2]
Foley was a member of the St. Clare League of Catholic Women.[2] She died February 20, 1981.[2] Her funeral was held at St. Augustne's Church in Andover, Massachusetts and she was buried at the Immaculate Conception Cemetery. in Lawrence.[2]