Douglas Baily

Douglas B. "Doug" Baily (born January 27, 1937) is an American lawyer. Baily served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska from 1969 to 1971, and was the Attorney General of Alaska from 1989 to 1990. He served as administrative assistant to Governor Jay Hammond and as a trustee of the Alaska Permanent Fund.

Douglas B. Baily
Attorney General of Alaska
In office
February 16, 1989 – January 1990
GovernorSteve Cowper
Preceded byGrace Berg Schaible
Succeeded byCharles E. Cole
United States Attorney for the District of Alaska
In office
1969–1971
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byMarvin W. Frankel
Succeeded byG. Kent Edwards
Personal details
Born (1937-01-27) January 27, 1937
Evanston, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
Children3
ResidenceOakland, Oregon
Alma materBeloit College (BS)
University of Illinois (LLB)
OccupationLawyer

Tenure as attorney general

The most controversial issue that arose during his tenure as state attorney general was the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, on March 24, 1989. After the spill, Baily filed multiple court cases against Exxon Corp. and the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company.[1]

Personal life

Douglas and his wife Landa live in Homer, Ak. Prior residence in Oakland, Oregon where they maintained the Old Baily Heritage Farm. The Old Baily Heritage Farm raised rare breeds of American Livestock, including Myotonic Goats, Dexter Cattle, and America Guinea Hogs, and is a sustaining member of the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, the pioneer organization in the U.S. working to conserve historic breeds and genetic diversity in American livestock.

References
  1. Lee, Patrick (September 16, 1991). "Critics of New Alaska Field Fear Oil-Shipping Mishaps : Environment: They point to past pollution, safety and other problems of Alyeska Pipeline Service Co". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 8, 2015.


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