Willis J. Bailey

Willis Joshua Bailey
16th Governor of Kansas
In office
January 12, 1903 – January 9, 1905
Lieutenant David John Hanna
Preceded by William E. Stanley
Succeeded by Edward W. Hoch
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kansas's At-large district
In office
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901
Preceded by Jeremiah D. Botkin
Succeeded by Charles F. Scott
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
In office
1888-1890
Personal details
Born October 12, 1854
Carroll County, Illinois, U.S.
Died May 19, 1932(1932-05-19) (aged 77)
Mission Hills, Kansas
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Ida B. Albert Weede
Profession farmer, banker
Religion Baptist

Willis Joshua Bailey (October 12, 1854 – May 19, 1932) was a Republican United States Representative from Kansas and the 16th Governor of Kansas.

Born in Carroll County, Illinois, Bailey attended the common schools, Mount Carroll High School, and the University of Illinois at Urbana. He married Ida B. Weede on June 9, 1903 and had two stepchildren.[1]

Bailey moved to Nemaha County, Kansas, in 1879, and became a successful farmer, rancher, and banker. He and his father founded the town of Baileyville, Kansas in 1880.[2] He served as member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1888 to 1890. He was president of the Republican State League in 1893. He served as member of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture from 1895 to 1899.

Bailey was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1900 to the Fifty-seventh Congress.

In 1902 Bailey won the Republican gubernatorial nomination and the general election and served as Governor of Kansas from 1903 to 1905. During his tenure, construction on the state capitol was completed, railroad commissioners and the office of state printer became elective positions, and a law banning gambling devices was sanctioned.[3]

Bailey moved to Atchison, Kansas, in 1907 and engaged in the banking business. He was elected a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Missouri, in 1914, and then governor of the bank in 1922, and served until his death.[4]

Bailey died in Mission Hills, Kansas, May 19, 1932. He is interred at Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kansas.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Willis J. Bailey". National Governors Association. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Willis J. Bailey". Kansas State Library. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Willis J. Bailey". National Governors Association. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Willis J. Bailey". Kansas State Lifrary. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Willis J. Bailey". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Jeremiah D. Botkin		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kansas's at-large congressional district
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 		Succeeded by
Charles F. Scott
Political offices
Preceded by
William E. Stanley		 Governor of Kansas
1903–1905 		Succeeded by
Edward W. Hoch
Civic offices
Preceded by
Jo Zach Miller, Jr.		 Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President
1922 - 1932 		Succeeded by
George Henry Hamilton

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