US Con Bailey, Joseph - U.S. Congressman, PA

Joseph Bailey​

Born: March 18, 1810

Birthplace: Parkersville, Pennsylvania

Father: Jacob Baily 1775 – 1854

(Buried: Parkersville Friends Meeting Cemetery, Parkersville, Pennsylvania)​

Mother: Elizabeth Parker 1778 – 1851

(Buried: Parkersville Friends Meeting Cemetery, Parkersville, Pennsylvania)​

Wife: Rebecca Watson 1812 – 1900

(Buried: Bloomfield Cemetery, New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania)​

Children:

Jessie Bailey 1842 – 1862​

(Buried: Bloomfield Cemetery, New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania)​

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Laura W. Bailey Barclay 1844 – 1889​

(Buried: Bloomfield Cemetery, New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania)​

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Augustus W. Bailey 1849 – 1884​

(Buried: Bloomfield Cemetery, New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania)​

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Elizabeth Bailey 1853 – 1937​

(Buried: Bloomfield Cemetery, New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania)​

Political Party: Democratic Party

Occupation before War:

Hatter in Parkersville, Pennsylvania​

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1840: Pennsylvania State Representative

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1843 – 1845: Pennsylvania State Senator​

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Hatter in Perry County, Pennsylvania​

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1851 – 1853: Pennsylvania State Senator​

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1854 – 1855: Pennsylvania State Treasurer​

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1860 – 1861: Attorney in Bailey Station, Perry County, Pennsylvania​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1865: United States Congressman from Pennsylvania​

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1861 – 1865: Member of House Agriculture Committee​

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1861 – 1865: Member of House Printing Committee​

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1865: Voted in favor of the 13th​ Amendment to Constitution.​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1885: Attorney in Perry County, Pennsylvania​

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1872: Delegate to Pennsylvania State Constitutional Convention​

Died: August 26, 1885

Place of Death: Bailey Station, Pennsylvania

Age at time of Death: 75 years old

Burial Place: Bloomfield Cemetery, New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania

 

[Pollaco]

Oops, wrong Bailey. I had been saving this biography for later commenting because I thought it was the "dam building Bailey".