Michael Hamilton Foley

Michael Hamilton Foley (1820 – April 8, 1870) was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West.

He was born in Sligo in Ireland in 1820 and came to Port Colborne in Upper Canada with his parents in 1822.

In 1854, he was elected to the 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada representing North Waterloo as a Reformer; he was reelected in 1857.

However, he was appointed postmaster general in 1861 and chose to rerun in North Waterloo.

In 1864, he was appointed postmaster general, but was defeated in the resulting by-election.