Businessman and prominent Catholic layman. For 37 years Mr. Foley was president of Foley Bros. Inc., a heavy construction firm founded by his father and uncles. The company moved from Minneapolis to Los Angeles after receiving the contract to build the San Gabriel Dam #1 in the 1930's. The company projects also included building the anchoring for the George Washington Bridge across the Hudson River (NY), and building large docks and a highway in Iran, which became a key supply route to Russia during the second World War. Edward Foley was also known for developing an outstanding herd of Hereford cattle. In Catholic circles, he was made a Papal Knight of St. Sylvester and a Knight of Malta, very high honors in the Catholic church. He was a regent of Loyola University and Marymount Colleges, both in Los Angeles and was the chief donor of the Foley Communications Center at Loyola.
Businessman and prominent Catholic layman. For 37 years Mr. Foley was president of Foley Bros. Inc., a heavy construction firm founded by his father and uncles. The company moved from Minneapolis to Los Angeles after receiving the contract to build the San Gabriel Dam #1 in the 1930's. The company projects also included building the anchoring for the George Washington Bridge across the Hudson River (NY), and building large docks and a highway in Iran, which became a key supply route to Russia during the second World War. Edward Foley was also known for developing an outstanding herd of Hereford cattle. In Catholic circles, he was made a Papal Knight of St. Sylvester and a Knight of Malta, very high honors in the Catholic church. He was a regent of Loyola University and Marymount Colleges, both in Los Angeles and was the chief donor of the Foley Communications Center at Loyola.
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