Clare Foley (lawyer)

Clare Foley (1913-1997) was an Australian lawyer and solicitor.[1]

Clare Bridget Pender (who later went by her married name Clare Foley) was born in Ipswich, Queensland in 1913, the daughter of Edward Pender, a lawyer and his wife Katherine.[2] She attended high school at Stuartholme College in Toowong. She took her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Queensland.[3][4]

Career

After graduation she studied as an article clerk with her brother Thomas Joseph Pender, who operated the legal practice Pender and Pender.[5] In 1939, she became the fourth woman to become a practising solicitor in Queensland with the Supreme Court of Queensland,[4][6][7] and was made a partner in the family practice.[4] Clare Pender married Thomas Foley at St Ignatius Church, Toowong in 1945.[8] They bought a home in Toowong that would be named Foley House.[9] After the death of her brother Thomas in 1950, Clare Foley eventually sold the practice to Mary and Eric Whitehouse in 1951.[10]

Foley returned to legal work in 1967 in the practice established by her husband Thomas Michael Foley and their son Thomas Joseph Foley. After the early death of her son in 1992, Clare took over control of the practice until it was sold. Her daughter Mary Foley also pursued law, becoming a Judge of the Family Court of Australia.[10][11]

Clare Foley died in Brisbane, Australia in 1997.[10]

References
  1. Gregory, Helen (2005). "Clare Foley and her daughter Mary Finn". In Purdon, Susan; Rahemtula, Aladin (eds.). A Woman's Place: 100 Years of Queensland Women Lawyers. Supreme Court of Queensland Library. pp. 205–213. ISBN 9780975123041.
  2. "Woman Solicitor Admitted To Practise". The Telegraph. Brisbane, Queensland. p. 18. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. "SENIOR PUBLIC. University Open Scholarships". Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933). 1930-12-20. p. 17. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  4. "NEW QUEENSLAND LAWYER". Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1926 - 1954). 1939-06-04. p. 30. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  5. "WOMAN SOLICITOR ADMITTED Fourth In 40 Years". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, Queensland. 31 May 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  6. "New Queensland Lawyer". Sunday Mail. Brisbane, Queensland. 4 June 1939. p. 30. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  7. "Law Offers Opportunities Woman Solicitor Interviewed". Queensland Country Life. Queensland, Australia. 8 June 1939. p. 6. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  8. "Information Official Married". Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947). 1945-09-29. p. 4. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  9. "Historic Toowong residence goes under the hammer - Byrony O'Neill". Byrony O'Neill. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  10. Melbourne, National Foundation for Australian Women and The University of. "Foley, Clare - Woman - The Australian Women's Register". www.womenaustralia.info. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  11. Melbourne, National Foundation for Australian Women and The University of. "Finn, Mary Madeleine - Woman - The Australian Women's Register". www.womenaustralia.info. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
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