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词条 James E. Bailey
释义

  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

  3. Death

  4. References

  5. External links

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|name = James Edmund Bailey
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|state1 = Tennessee
|term_start1 = January 19, 1877
|term_end1 = March 3, 1881
|predecessor1 = David M. Key
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|office2 = Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
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James Edmund Bailey (August 15, 1822{{spaced ndash}}December 29, 1885) was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1877 to 1881.

Early life and education

Bailey was born in Montgomery County, Tennessee.[1] He attended the Clarksville Academy and the former University of Nashville.[2]

Career

He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1843, starting a practice in Clarksville, Tennessee. In 1853, he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives as a Whig.[3]

During the Civil War, he served in the 49th Tennessee Regiment, Confederate States Army as a colonel.[4]

He was appointed by governor of Tennessee John C. Brown to the Court of Arbitration in 1874.[5]

Bailey was elected by the Tennessee General Assembly as a Democrat to the balance of the unexpired term of the late Andrew Johnson, serving from January 19, 1877 to March 4, 1881. In the 46th Congress, he was chairman of the Senate Committee on Education and Labor. His efforts to effect his reelection were unsuccessful, and upon the expiry of his term he returned to the practice of law in Clarksville.

Death

He died in Clarksville and is buried in that city's Greenwood Cemetery.

References

1. ^{{cite book|title=Who Was Who in American History - the Military|date=1975|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|location=Chicago|isbn=0837932017|page=23}}
2. ^{{cite book|title=Who Was Who in American History - the Military|date=1975|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|location=Chicago|isbn=0837932017|page=23}}
3. ^{{cite book|title=Who Was Who in American History - the Military|date=1975|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|location=Chicago|isbn=0837932017|page=23}}
4. ^{{cite book|title=Who Was Who in American History - the Military|date=1975|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|location=Chicago|isbn=0837932017|page=23}}
5. ^{{cite book|title=Who Was Who in American History - the Military|date=1975|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|location=Chicago|isbn=0837932017|page=23}}
{{CongBio|B000039}} Retrieved on 2008-02-13

External links

  • {{Find a Grave|8209922|accessdate=2008-02-13}}
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 before=David M. Key| state=Tennessee| class=1| years=1877–1881| after=Howell E. Jackson| alongside=Isham G. Harris}}
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