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Name

Foley, Helen "Eileen" (Dondero), 1918-2016

Born

Feb. 27, 1918

Birthplace

Portsmouth, N.H.

Deceased

Feb. 22, 2016

Deceased where

Portsmouth, N.H.

Places of residence

Portsmouth, N.H.

Occupation

Mayor of Portsmouth, NH, for eight terms for 16 non-consecutive years: 1968-1971,1984-1985, 1988-1997. Cut the ribbon for the first Memorial Bridge in 1923 at age 5, and cut the ribbon for the second Memorial Bridge in 2013 at age 95.

Father

Charles Dondero.

Mother

Mary Carey.

Spouse

John J. Foley, m. in 1948.

Children

1. Mary Carey Foley, b. 1951.
2. John Joseph "Jay" Foley, b 1952, d. 2012.
3. Barry C. Foley, b. 1956.

Education

Syracuse University, Class of 1940.

Notes

After college served as assistant in the Office of the Poor at City Hall; during WWII worked at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as a painter's helper to aid war effort; enlisted in Women's Army Corp.; chair of Democratic City Committee in 1945. Portsmouth city clerk in 1946; New Hampshire State Senator.

Relationships

Spouses: John J. Foley, m. in 1948.

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