- Joseph Weldon Bailey
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name = Joseph Weldon Bailey
caption = Joseph Bailey, between 1910 and 1915
birth_date =October 6 ,1862
birth_place =Mississippi ,USA
death_date =April 13 ,1929
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occupation = Lawyer and politician
nationality = American:"For his son, seeJoseph Weldon Bailey, Jr. "Joseph Weldon Bailey (October 6 ,1862 –April 13 ,1929 ) was an American lawyer andpolitical figure . He served as a Congressional Representative between 1891 and 1901, and as the House minority leader from 1897 until 1899. In 1901, he was elected to theUnited States Senate , serving until 1913.Born in
Mississippi , Bailey was admitted to the bar there in 1883. He moved toGainesville, Texas in 1885, where he continued to practice law. He had been politically active as a Democrat in both Mississippi and his new home and had a reputation as an excellent public speaker. He was elected to the House in 1891, and to the Senate in 1901. His political career was tarnished by an assault against SenatorAlbert Beveridge , and subsequent investigations brought to light suspicious income and financial ties to the oil industry. The scandal led to his resignation in 1911.After an unsuccessful election attempt to
Governor of Texas in 1920, Bailey moved toDallas, Texas to practice law. In 1929 he died in a courtroom.External links
*CongBio|B000044|name=BAILEY, Joseph Weldon|inline=1
*Handbook of Texas|id=BB/fba10|name=PAGENAME
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7785562 Joseph Weldon Bailey] at Find-A-Grave
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