Joseph Bailey (congressman)
Joseph Bailey | |
|---|---|
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, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 1885 (aged 75) Bailey's Station, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Bloomfield Cemetery, New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Joseph Bailey (March 18, 1810 – August 26, 1885) was an American politician from
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.
He served as a member of the
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
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's Station, a hamlet near New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, on August 26, 1885. He was buried at Bloomfield Cemetery in New Bloomfield.
Notes
- ^ a b "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
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