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Tom Foley, American lawyer and politician, 57th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 2013)

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Tom Foley

American politician (1929–2013)

Thomas Stephen Foley 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 fifth district for thirty years (1965–1995). He was the…
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Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives

The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House or House speaker, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United States Congress. The office was established in 1789 by…
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