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Tom Foley
BornThomas Stephen Foley
3/6/1929
BirthplaceSpokane, Washington, U.S.
Died10/18/2013
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPolitician, lawyer, diplomat
Known for49th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
EducationUniversity of Washington (J.D.)
Spouse(s)Heather Strachan Foley
AwardsGrand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers

Jim Wright.Galusha Grow George Nethercutt Bill Clinton.[1][2] [3] [4] [4] [5] [4] [3] [1][6] Henry M. Jackson [1] Walt Horan,[3] Lyndon B. Johnson'[3] [5] [3] William Poage [6] <ref Phillip Burton Tip O'Neill.<ref Ronald Reagan John Brademas Tony Coelho Jim Wright.<ref <ref Jim Wright,<ref <ref <ref Bill Clinton <ref <ref "Ex-House Speaker Tom Foley reigned in friendlier political era". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref <ref <ref "Federal Judge Strikes Down Law Limiting the Terms of Lawmakers". The New York Times. February 11, 1994. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<Newt Gingrich George Nethercutt,Galusha Grow <ref <ref "Tom Foley, former speaker, dies". The Spokesman-Review. October 18, 2013. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref <ref "Tidbits". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<Bill Clinton <ref Walter Mondale.<ref <ref George W. Bush Howard Baker.<ref <ref "Order of Paulownia Flowers". The New York Times. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref "Boehner, Pelosi Pay Tribute to Former Speaker Foley". Talking Points Memo. October 18, 2013. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref <ref "Getting There: Say hello to the new Foley Highway". The Spokesman-Review. August 27, 2018. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref "New book tells story of Tom Foley, historic speaker of the House". University of Kansas News. August 21, 2023. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref <ref <ref <ref Newt Gingrich.<ref <ref <ref <ref <ref <ref <ref <ref <ref Dean Acheson Suzan DelBene William H. Seward Cathy McMorris Rodgers John Conyers Rick Larsen <refe

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hershey, Robert D. Jr.. "Thomas Foley, Former House Speaker, Dies at 84". The New York Times. October 19, 2013. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  2. ↑ "Tom Foley, former speaker of the U.S. House, dies at age 84". The Washington Post. October 18, 2013. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "FOLEY, Thomas Stephen". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Tom Foley's new biography hearkens back to a more cooperative political era". University of Washington Magazine. September 12, 2025. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Tom Foley was the first Washingtonian to become House speaker — what can we learn from him today?". The Inlander. November 8, 2023. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
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