Katherine A. Foley

Katherine A. Foley
Katherine Alena Foley in 1935
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 3rd Essex district
In office
1935–1938
Preceded byLouis J. Scanlon
Succeeded byThomas A. Barry
Personal details
Born
Katherine Alena Carr

May 10, 1889
Ireland
DiedFebruary 20, 1981(1981-02-20) (aged 91)
Andover, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic

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.

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