Bailey, Josiah William, 1873-1946
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From the description of Josiah William Bailey papers, 1833-1967; (bulk 1930-1946). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19106021
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1873:
Josiah William Bailey born, September 14; Warrenton, N.C. -
1877:
Bailey's father, Christopher Thomas Bailey, appointed editor of the Biblical Recorder; family moves to Raleigh, N.C. -
1880 -1889 :Bailey attends Raleigh Township Graded Schools and Raleigh Male Academy. -
1893:
Received B.A. degree from Wake Forest College. -
1893 -1907 :Edited Biblical Recorder. As editor, Bailey emphasized the need for improved public school conditions in N.C. and advocated state aid to public schools. -
1896 -1900 :Member, state Board of Agriculture. -
1900 election:
Supported disfranchisement of Negroes, Furnifold Simmons for Senate, and Charles B. Aycock for governor. -
1903 -1907 :Chairman, N.C. Anti-Saloon League. Fought to establish local option. Opposed national prohibition. Resigned when League resolved to support state prohibition. -
1907 -1908 :Studied law under Samuel French Mordecai, Trinity College. Admitted to the bar, began practice with Wesley N. Jones. -
1908:
Elector at Large. -
1909 -1911 :Member, Board of Education, Wake County. -
1911 -1913 :Chairman, Stste Child Labor Committee. -
1912 election:
Supported Woodrow Wilson for President and Locke Craig for governor. F.M. Simmons re-elected U.S. Senator. -
1913 -1910 :Appointed by President Wilson to be Collector or Internal Revenue for N.C. Eastern District. -
1913:
Governor Craig appointed Bailey to N.C. Constitutional Commission. Commission recommended voting reform, court changes, tax reform, required school term. -
1914:
Assumed leadership of liberal faction of State Democratic Party. Suggestions of this faction defeated by subsequent state convention. -
1916:
Married Edith Walker Pou. -
1917:
Addressed N.C. General Assembly in behalf of women's suffrage. -
1919 -1921 :Internal Revenue Collector for N.C. -
1919 -1920 :Represented interests of the Farmers' Union before the N.C. General Assembly, opposing increased property taxes. -
1921:
Returned to legal practice full time with James Hinton Pou. -
1924:
Candidate for governor. Defeated in primary by Angus Wilton McLean whom Simmons supported -
1928:
Supported Alfred E. Smith for the presidency, O. Max Gardner for governor. -
1930:
Candidate for U.S. Senate; defeated Simmons in primary and won election with record-breaking majority. -
1932:
Advocated currency control. Suggested reducing administrative expenses, but supported public works appropriations -
1932 election:
Actively supported Roosevelt in N.C. -
1933:
Opposed Agricultural Adjustment Act. -
1936:
Re-elected to Senate. -
1937:
Strongly opposed court packing bill. Supported Neutrality Act. Emerged as key Figure in Senate conservative alliance. -
1938:
Opposed Fair Labor Standards Act. Became chairman of Commerce Committee. -
1940:
Supported Selective Service Bill. -
1941:
Supported Lend-Lease. Reversing earlier position, advocated intervention. -
1942:
Re-elected to Senate. -
1945:
Supported ratification of the United Nations Charter. -
1946:
Died Dec. 15 in Raleigh, N.C.
- Claims: 1931-1944 72nd-78th Congresses (Chairman, 1933-1938)
- Commerce: 1931-1946 72nd-79th Congresses(Chairman, 1939-1946)
- Finance: 1935 74th Congress (Apparently Bailey was on this committee only briefly)
- Interstate Commerce: 1933-1934 73rd Congress
- Post Office and Post Roads: 1931-1946 72nd-79th Congresses
- Special Committee on the Conservation of Wildlife Resources: 1933-1946 73rd-79th Congresses
- Special Committee to Investigate Conditions in the Merchant Marine (Chairman): 1939-1944 76th-78th Congresses
- Josiah William Bailey
- Father: Christopher Thomas Bailey
- Mother: Annie Sarah (Bailey) Bailey
- Sister: Sallie C. Bailey (married Wesley N. Jones; children: Annie Railey,Sallie W., William B.)
- Brother: Christopher Thomas Bailey, Jr. (married Mary Himbish)
- Brother: Edmund Lamar Bailey
- Brother: Bayard Yates Bailey (died in infancy)
- Edith Walker Pou
- Father: James Hinton Pou
- Mother: Annie Walker Pou
- Children of Josiah William and Edith Pou Bailey
- James Hinton Pou (b. 1917)
- Annie Elizabeth (b. 1920)
- Josiah William, Jr. (b. 1922)
- Edith Pou (b. 1925)
- Sallie (b. 1927)
From the guide to the Josiah William Bailey Papers, 1833-1967, (Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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referencedIn | Alexander W. McAlister Papers, 1886-1946 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
referencedIn | Bailey, James Hinton Pou, 1917-. James H. Pou Bailey papers, 1901-1970 (bulk 1948-1965). | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
creatorOf | Bailey, Josiah William, 1873-1946. Josiah William Bailey papers, 1833-1967; (bulk 1930-1946). | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
creatorOf | Byrd, Harry Flood, 1914-. Papers of Harry Flood Byrd, Jr. [manuscript], 1925-1989. | University of Virginia. Library | |
referencedIn | Carr, James O. (James Ozborn), 1869-1949. James O. Carr papers, 1743-1938. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
referencedIn | E. Y. Webb Papers (#3482), 1901-1955 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
referencedIn | Gardner, Oliver Max, 1882-1947. Oliver Max Gardner papers, 1892-1966. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
referencedIn | Gregory, Edwin Clarke, 1876-1948. Papers, 1877-1948. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
referencedIn | Jones, Wesley Norwood. Papers, 1912-1945. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
creatorOf | Josiah William Bailey Papers, 1833-1967 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
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associatedWith | A. Hand James. |
associatedWith | Admiral Emory S. Land. |
associatedWith | Agricultural Credit Corporation |
associatedWith | Agricultural Extension Service |
associatedWith | Alexander, Mrs. Addie L. |
associatedWith | Alfred E. Smith |
associatedWith | America Export Lines |
associatedWith | American Industrial Lenders Association |
associatedWith | and McNally and Company |
associatedWith | Andrew Johnson Hotel |
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Birth 1873-09-14
Death 1946-12-15
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