Joseph Bailey (congressman)
Joseph Bailey (March 18, 1810 – August 26, 1885) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district from 1861 to 1863 and for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district from 1863 to 1865.
Joseph Bailey | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin F. Junkin |
| Succeeded by | Adam J. Glossbrenner |
| Constituency | 16th district (1861–1863) 15th district (1863–1865) |
| Treasurer of Pennsylvania | |
| In office 1854–1855 | |
| Governor | William Bigler |
| Preceded by | John M. Bickel |
| Succeeded by | Eli Slifer |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 4th district | |
| In office 1851–1853 | |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 1st district | |
| In office 1843 | |
| Preceded by | William A. Crabb |
| Succeeded by | Charles L. Gibbons |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1840 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 18, 1810 Pennsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | August 26, 1885 (aged 75) |
| Political party | Democratic |
He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district from 1843 to 1844 and the 4th district from 1851 to 1853. He served as Pennsylvania State Treasurer from 1854 to 1855 and as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1840 to 1841.
Early life and education
Joseph Bailey was born in Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools, and worked as a hatter in Parkersville, Pennsylvania.[1]
Career
He served in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1840. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district from 1843 to 1844. In 1845, he moved to Perry County, Pennsylvania to become a furnace owner. He was elected again to the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 4th district and served from 1851 to 1853. He served as State Treasurer of Pennsylvania in 1854. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1860.
Baily was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses. He was a member of the State Constitutional Convention in 1872.[1]
He died at Bailey Station, Pennsylvania in 1885 and is interred in Bloomfield Cemetery in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania.
Notes
- "Joseph Bailey". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Joseph Bailey (id: B000043)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard