Alexander H. Bailey
Alexander H. Bailey | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 21st district | |
In office November 30, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | |
Preceded by | Roscoe Conkling |
Succeeded by | Ellis H. Roberts |
Member of the New York Senate from the 19th district | |
In office January 1, 1862 – December 31, 1865 | |
Preceded by | William H. Ferry |
Succeeded by | Samuel Campbell |
Member of the New York State Assembly from the Greene County, 1st district | |
In office January 1, 1849 – December 31, 1849 | |
Preceded by | Alexander H. Palmer |
Succeeded by | Alonzo Greene |
Personal details | |
Born | Alexander Hamilton Bailey August 14, 1817 Minisink, New York, U.S. |
Died | April 20, 1874 (aged 56) Rome, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
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Alexander Hamilton Bailey (August 14, 1817 – April 20, 1874) was an American politician, a United States representative and judge from New York.
Biography
[edit]Bailey was born in Minisink, New York, Orange County, New York on August 14, 1817. He graduated from Princeton College in 1837, where he studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice of law.
Career
[edit]Bailey was examiner in chancery of Greene County from 1840 to 1842, and a Justice of the Peace of Catskill for four years. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (representing Greene County) in 1849, and Judge of Greene County Court from 1851 to 1855. Bailey moved to Rome, New York in 1856 and continued his law practice. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1862 to 1865, sitting in the 85th, 86th, 87th and 88th New York State Legislatures.[1]
Elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives for the fortieth Congress, to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Roscoe Conkling. He was re-elected to the forty-first Congress, holding office from November 30, 1867, to March 3, 1871.[2] During that time, he was Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State.
Not a candidate for renomination in 1870, Bailey was elected judge of the Oneida County Court in 1871. He remained on the bench until his death.
Death
[edit]Bailey died in Rome, Oneida County, New York, on April 20, 1874. He is interred at Rome Cemetery, Rome, New York.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alexander H. Bailey". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Alexander H. Bailey". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Alexander H. Bailey". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "Alexander H. Bailey (id: B000034)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Alexander H. Bailey at Find a Grave
- 1817 births
- 1874 deaths
- Princeton University alumni
- People from Minisink, New York
- Republican Party New York (state) state senators
- Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
- Politicians from Rome, New York
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century New York (state) politicians