Martin A. Foran

Martin Ambrose Foran
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 21st district
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889
Preceded by	John Bingham
Succeeded by	Theodore E. Burton
Personal details
Born	November 11, 1844(1844-11-11) Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Died	June 28, 1921(1921-06-28) (aged 76) Cleveland, Ohio
Political party	Democratic

Martin Ambrose Foran (November 11, 1844 - June 28, 1921) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Choconut Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, Foran attended the public schools and St. Joseph's College. He taught school three years. Spent two years in Ireland. He served as a private in the Fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, from April 1864 to July 1865. He served as member of the State constitutional convention of Ohio in 1873. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1874 and commenced practice in Cleveland. He served as prosecuting attorney for the city of Cleveland 1875-1877.

Foran was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, and Fiftieth Congresses (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1889). He was not a candidate for reelection. He resumed the practice of law in Cleveland, Ohio. He served as judge of the court of common pleas from January 1911 until his death in Cleveland, Ohio, June 28, 1921. He was interred in Lake View Cemetery.

Source

• Martin A. Foran at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

• Martin A. Foran at Find a Grave

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Name	Foran, Martin Ambrose
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Short description
Date of birth	November 11, 1844
Place of birth	Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Date of death	June 28, 1921
Place of death	Cleveland, Ohio