title: Thomas Foley
text: # Thomas Foley
  
  Thomas Foley or Tom Foley may refer to:
  
  ## Political figures
  
  * Thomas Foley (Australian politician) (1853–1920), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
  * Thomas C. Foley (born 1952), American diplomat
  * Thomas F. "Big Tom" Foley (1852–1925), American Tammany Hall politician and saloon keeper in New York City
  * Tom Foley (Australian politician) (1886–1973), Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
  * Tom Foley (1929–2013), American Congressman and Speaker of the House
  * Tom Foley (Pennsylvania politician) (born 1953), politician from Pennsylvania who became President of Mount Aloysius College
  
  ## Others
  
  * Thomas Foley (Royal Navy officer) (1757–1833), British admiral
  * Thomas Patrick Roger Foley (1822–1879), American religious leader
  * Thomas Foley, journalist and friend of Ian Holbourn, who married RMS Lusitania survivor Avis Dolphin
  * Tom Foley (infielder) (born 1959), American baseball player and coach
  * Tom Foley (outfielder) (1847–1896), American baseball player
  * Tom Foley (racehorse trainer) (1946–2021), Irish racehorse trainer
  
  ## The Barons Foley and family
  
  * Thomas Foley (died 1677) (1616–1677), British ironmaster, builder of Witley Court estate, member of Parliament for Bewdley
  * Thomas Foley (died 1701) (c. 1641–1701), son of previous, member of Parliament for Worcestershire, and then Droitwich
  * Thomas Foley, 1st Baron Foley (1673–1733), son of previous, member of Parliament for Stafford, and then Droitwich
  * Thomas Foley, 2nd Baron Foley (1703–1766), son of previous, never married, rebuilt parish church of Great Witley
  * Thomas Foley (auditor of the imprests) (c. 1670–1737), of Stoke Edith, member of Parliament for Weobly, then Hereford, then Stafford
  * Thomas Foley (died 1749) (c. 1695–1749), son of previous, member of Parliament for Hereford, then Herefordshire
  * Thomas Foley, 1st Baron Foley (1716–1777), son of previous, member of Parliament for Droitwich, then Herefordshire, inherited the Witley Court estate from his cousin, the 2nd baron
  * Thomas Foley, 2nd Baron Foley (1742–1793), son of previous, member of Parliament for Herefordshire, then Droitwich
  * Thomas Foley, 3rd Baron Foley (1780–1833), son of previous, member of Parliament and Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
  * Thomas Foley, 4th Baron Foley (1808–1869), son of previous, member of Parliament for Worcestershire and Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
  * Thomas Foley (1778–1822), grandson of the first baron, member of Parliament for Herefordshire and Droitwich
  