James L. Foley

Appointed Police Commissioner of Cincinnati

[Newspaper]

Publication: The Newark Daily Advocate

Newark, OH, United States
vol. IV, no. 8, p. 1, col. 1

Cincinnati's New Police Commissioner.

Cincinnati, Dec. 2. - The vacancy in the board of police commissioners made by the resignation of Robert J. Morgan was filled yesterday by Governor Foraker appointing Maj. James L. Foley to the place. Maj. Foley is president of the Mercantile library and superintendent of the Hemingray Glass Company's works in Covington. He is well known in Covington and Cincinnati, having lived in the former city until recently, when he move to Walnut Hills. He is the son of ex-Mayor Foley, of Covington, and was prominent as a Republican across the river. During the war he made a reputation as a Union soldier, and at its close was major of a Kentucky cavalry regiment.

Keywords:	Hemingray Glass Company : James Foley
Researcher notes:	The article states that James L. Foley was "superintendent of the Hemingray Glass Company in Covington, Kentucky. The Covington Business Directories of 1884-85 and 1886-87 indicate that he was "traveling salesman."
Supplemental information:	Articles: 3411, 4605, 5753, 6924
Researcher:	Bob Stahr
Date completed:	December 25, 2004 by: Glenn Drummond;