Douglas B. "Doug" Baily (born January 27, 1937) is an American lawyer. Baily served as

U.S. Attorney United States attorneys are officials of the U.S. Department of Justice who serve as the chief federal law enforcement officers in each of the 94 U.S. federal judicial districts. Each U.S. attorney serves as the United States' chief federal c ...

for the District of Alaska from 1969 to 1971, and was the Attorney General of Alaska from 1989 to 1990. He served as administrative assistant to Governor Jay Hammond and as a trustee of the Alaska Permanent Fund.

Tenure as attorney general

The most controversial issue that arose during his tenure as state attorney general was the

Exxon Valdez oil spill The ''Exxon Valdez'' oil spill occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24, 1989. ''Exxon Valdez'', an oil supertanker owned by Exxon Shipping Company bound for Long Beach, California struck Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef, west o ...

in Alaska, on March 24, 1989. After the spill, Baily filed multiple court cases against Exxon Corp. and the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company.

Personal life

Douglas and his wife Landa live in Homer, Ak. Prior residence in Oakland, Oregon where they maintained the Old Baily Heritage Farm. The Old Baily Heritage Farm raised rare breeds of American Livestock, including Myotonic Goats, Dexter Cattle, and America Guinea Hogs, and is a sustaining member of the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, the pioneer organization in the U.S. working to conserve historic breeds and genetic diversity in American livestock.

References

1937 births Alaska attorneys general Alaska Republicans Beloit College alumni Living people Lawyers from Anchorage, Alaska Lawyers from Evanston, Illinois United States Attorneys for the District of Alaska Politicians from Anchorage, Alaska People from Oakland, Oregon University of Illinois College of Law alumni {{Alaska-politician-stub