James Edmund Bailey (August 15, 1822December 29, 1885) was an American Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1877 to 1881.

Early life and education

Bailey was born in Montgomery County, Tennessee. He attended the Clarksville Academy and the former

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Career

He then studied law and was admitted to the

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in 1843, starting a practice in Clarksville, Tennessee. In 1853, he was elected to the

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as a Whig. During the Civil War, he served in the 49th Tennessee Regiment, Confederate States Army as a colonel. He was appointed by

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to the Court of Arbitration in 1874. Bailey was elected by the

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as a

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to the balance of the unexpired term of the late

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, serving from January 19, 1877 to March 4, 1881. In the

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, 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

Retrieved on 2008-02-13

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, James E. 1822 births 1885 deaths Democratic Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives Confederate States Army officers Democratic Party United States senators from Tennessee People from Clarksville, Tennessee 19th-century American politicians