Elihu Bailey
Elihu Bailey was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]
Biography[]
Bailey was born on December 15, 1817 in Warren Township, Belmont County, Ohio.[2] In 1856, he settled in Marshall, Richland County, Wisconsin. He was a preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a teacher.
Political career[]
Bailey was a Republican member of the Assembly during the 1861, 1871, 1877 and 1879 sessions. Additionally, Bailey was Chairman (similar to Mayor) of Marshall and a justice of the peace. In 1860, he was a candidate for Clerk of Richland County, Wisconsin. Previously, he had been a candidate for the Ohio General Assembly on multiple occasions as a member of the Liberty Party.
References[]
- ^ "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
- ^ THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN (16th ed.). Madison, Wis.: E. B. Bolens. 1877. p. 472. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
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- People from Belmont County, Ohio
- People from Richland County, Wisconsin
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Mayors of places in Wisconsin
- American justices of the peace
- Wisconsin Republicans
- Ohio Libertyites
- American Methodist clergy
- Religious leaders from Wisconsin
- Schoolteachers from Wisconsin
- 1817 births
- Activists from Ohio
- Educators from Ohio