Joseph Bailey | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin F. Junkin |
| Succeeded by | Adam J. Glossbrenner |
| Constituency | 16th district(1861–1863) 15th district(1863–1865) |
| 22ndTreasurer of Pennsylvania | |
| In office 1854–1855 | |
| Governor | William Bigler |
| Preceded by | John M. Bickel |
| Succeeded by | Eli Slifer |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the4th district | |
| In office 1851–1853 | |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate for the1st district | |
| In office 1843 | |
| Preceded by | William A. Crabb |
| Succeeded by | Charles L. Gibbons |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1840 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1810-03-18)March 18, 1810 |
| Died | August 26, 1885(1885-08-26) (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 fromPennsylvania who served as aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 16th congressional district from 1861 to 1863 and forPennsylvania's 15th congressional district from 1863 to 1865.
He served as a member of thePennsylvania State Senate for the1st district from 1843 to 1844 and the4th district from 1851 to 1853. He served asPennsylvania State Treasurer from 1854 to 1855 and as a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives from 1840 to 1841.
Joseph Bailey was born inPennsbury Township, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools, and worked as ahatter inParkersville, Pennsylvania.[1]
He served in thePennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1840. He was a member of thePennsylvania State Senate for the1st district from 1843 to 1844. In 1845, he moved toPerry County, Pennsylvania to become a furnace owner. He was elected again to the Pennsylvania State Senate for the4th 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 theThirty-seventh andThirty-eighth Congresses. He was a member of the State Constitutional Convention in 1872.[1]
He died at Bailey's Station, a hamlet nearNew Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, on August 26, 1885. He was buried at Bloomfield Cemetery in New Bloomfield.
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives 1840 | Succeeded by |
| Pennsylvania State Senate | ||
| Preceded by William A. Crabb | Member of thePennsylvania Senate,1st district 1843 | Succeeded by Charles L. Gibbons |
| Preceded by | Member of thePennsylvania Senate,4th district 1851-1853 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 16th congressional district 1861–1863 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 15th congressional district 1863–1865 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by John M. Bickel | Treasurer of Pennsylvania 1854–1855 | Succeeded by Eli Slifer |
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