Thomas Stephen Foley, KBE (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 5th congressional district as from 1965 to 1995. Foley was the first Speaker of the House since 1862 to be defeated in a re-election campaign.