John Bailey (Massachusetts politician)
John Bailey | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th district | |
In office December 13, 1824 – March 3, 1831 | |
Preceded by | Francis Baylies |
Succeeded by | Henry A. S. Dearborn |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1814–1817 | |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
In office 1831–1834 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1786 Adams-Clay Republican |
John Bailey (1786 – June 26, 1835) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts for three terms and part of a fourth from 1824 to 1831.
Biography
Born in Stoughton, Massachusetts (in that part of Stoughton which later became Canton). Bailey graduated from Brown University in 1807. Bailey worked as a tutor and librarian in Providence, Rhode Island from 1807 until 1814.
State House
Bailey was elected to the
Bailey was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1816.[1]
Congress
Bailey presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Eighteenth Congress, but his election was contested on residency requirements. A House resolution on March 18, 1824, declared he was not entitled to the seat.
Upon returning to Canton, Bailey was elected as an
Bailey ran as an
State Senate
He was a member of the Massachusetts State senate from 1831 to 1834, and ran as the unsuccessful Anti-Masonic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1834.
Death
He died in
See also
References
- United States Congress. "John Bailey (id: B000041)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.