Guy W. Bailey

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Guy W. Bailey

Guy Winfred Bailey (born May 7, 1876 in Hardwick , Vermont , † October 22, 1940 in Essex Junction , Vermont) was an American lawyer and politician who was Secretary of State of Vermont from 1908 to 1917 and from 1919 to 1940 President of the University of Vermont .

Life

Guy Winfred Bailey was born in Hardwick to John Winthrop Bailey and Laura Cahill Bailey. He grew up in Essex Junction, where his father founded the Bailey Granite Monument Company , and graduated from the University of Vermont in 1900. In 1904 he was admitted to the bar.

As a member of the Vermont sister party of the Republican Party , he had a seat in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1904 to 1906 . In 1908 he was elected Secretary of State. He held this office until 1817. He then moved to the administration of the University of Vermont, was a trustee of the university, worked for various presidents of the university, until he was elected President of the University of Vermont to succeed Guy Potter Benton in 1920. Under his leadership, the first took place in 1920 Woman went to medical school, and in 1921 the university bought the Redstone property and converted it into a campus for women.

He held the office of president until his death. One of his merits was the financial security of the university even in the times of the global economic crisis .

He advocated and directed research at the university, including public service with an emphasis on incorporating scientific methodology for the Vermont communities. The Eugenics Survey of Vermont became the first privately funded research project at the University of Vermont with the help of Bailey. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Vermont in 1916.

Bailey campaigned for progressive social legislation. These included programs to expand the role of the state in social assistance. He also supported government initiatives to promote tourism. He was particularly interested in caring for children. He was president of various orphanages in Vermont and treasurer of Vermont Children's Aid from 1920 to 1940.

He was a congregationalist , a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Association and the American Bar Association.

In the spring of 1939 Bailey was diagnosed with a disease of the bone structure. On October 22, 1940, Bailey died at his home at the age of 64. Bailey married Mabel G. Brigham (1878–1948) in 1904. The couple had a son who, however, died in childhood. The family grave is in Essex Junction Village Cemetery.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Secretaries of State, located on the Vermont government homepage , accessed March 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b c d The Eugenics Survey of Vermont: Participants & Partners , accessed March 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ a b c Political Graveyard , accessed March 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ a b University of Vermont on Guy W. Bailey ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on March 7, 2015  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uvm.edu
  5. ↑ John J. Duffy, Samuel B. Hand, Ralph H. Orth: The Vermont Encyclopedia , page 46, accessed March 7, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Bailey, Guy W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bailey, Guy Winfred (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician, lawyer, and President of the University of Vermont
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH Hardwick , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH October 22, 1940
Place of death Essex Junction , Vermont