
Tom Foley is a politician, diplomat, lawyer (United States).
Thomas Stephen Foley (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 fifth district for thirty years (1965–1995). He was the first Speaker of the House in over a century since Galusha Grow in 1862 to be defeated in a re-election campaign. Born in Spokane, Washington, Foley attended Gonzaga University and pursued a legal career, after graduating from the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle. He joined the staff of Senator Henry M. Jackson, after working as a prosecutor and an assistant attorney general. With Jackson's support, Foley won election to the House of Representatives, defeating incumbent Republican Congressman Walt Horan.
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| Born | 6 March 1929 |
| Profession | politician, diplomat, lawyer |
| Nationality | United States |
| Employer | Gonzaga University |
| Educated at | Gonzaga University, University of Washington School of Law, Gonzaga Preparatory School |
| Awards | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Eagle Scout, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Person of the Year, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Capricorn |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Ashadha (Pada 2) |
| Sun Sign | Aquarius |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Cancer |
| Birth data reliability | Reference |
Birth details come from a published reference (source: Internet) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 385 politicians with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 47 of them (12%) have the Moon in Capricorn, like Tom Foley, and 15 (4%) share the Uttara Ashadha Nakshatra — the #10 most common Moon Nakshatra among politicians, where Uttara Bhadrapada leads with 25 (6%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Tom Foley was born on 6 March 1929. Birth details come from a published reference (source: Internet) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Tom Foley's Moon sign (Rashi) is Capricorn and the Nakshatra is Uttara Ashadha, pada 2, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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