Carl Edward Bailey

Carl Edward Bailey (1938)

Carl Edward Bailey (born October 8, 1894 in Bernie , Stoddard County , Missouri , † October 23, 1948 in Little Rock , Arkansas ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) and between 1937 and 1941 governor of the state of Arkansas.

Early years and political advancement

Carl Bailey attended local schools in his home country. Then he attended the Chilicothe Business College until 1915 , which he had to drop out prematurely for financial reasons. In order to finance a law degree, Bailey worked in a wide variety of professions. After he had financed his law studies in this way, he was admitted to the bar in 1923. Two years later he opened his own law firm.

Between 1927 and 1931, Bailey was the assistant district attorney in Arkansas' sixth judicial district, where he had moved in 1917. From 1931 he was himself a public prosecutor. During this time he resisted an attempt to bribe the arrested gangster king Lucky Luciano . In 1935 he became Attorney General of Arkansas. On November 3, 1936, he was elected the new governor of Arkansas.

Arkansas Governor

Carl Bailey took office on January 12, 1937. After re-election in 1938, he was able to serve until January 14, 1941. Bailey was a supporter of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal policy, from which Arkansas also benefited. During Bailey's tenure, the consequences of the global economic crisis were gradually overcome. Free state libraries were also introduced in Arkansas. An agricultural experimental station was built and all state bridges in Arkansas could be used free of charge and with no tolls. In addition, a new pension system was designed. The governor's program also included the expansion of the motorways.

Another résumé

Bailey had failed in 1937 in an attempt to win a vacant seat in the US Senate . After he lost to Homer Martin Adkins within his party in 1940 and was not re-elected, he resigned from the office of governor in January 1941. Then he worked again as a lawyer, where he represented a railway union, among other things. He also taught law at the University of Arkansas . Carl Bailey died of heart failure in October 1948.

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SURNAME	Bailey, Carl Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 8, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bernie , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH	October 23, 1948
Place of death	Little Rock , Arkansas