Joseph Weldon Bailey

Joseph Weldon Bailey (born October 6, 1862 in Crystal Springs , Copiah County , Mississippi , † April 13, 1929 in Sherman , Texas ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Texas in both chambers of Congress .

After attending school, Joseph Bailey studied law . He was inducted into the Mississippi State Bar in 1883 and began practicing in Hazlehurst ; then in 1885 he moved to Gainesville , Texas, where he also worked as a lawyer.

Bailey had been politically active in Mississippi. As a representative of the state of Texas, he was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1890 , to which he belonged from March 4, 1891 to March 3, 1901; He was from 1897 to 1899 opposition leader ( minority leader ) of the Democrats. In 1901 he moved to the Senate within Congress . There he was seen as a bearer of hope for his party; however, a first shadow fell on his career when in 1902 he had a violent confrontation in the Senate with Republican Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana .

In 1906 the first accusations against Bailey were raised that he was taking advantage of his senatorial office to gain private advantages at the public's expense. He was re-elected but continued to be the subject of investigations that uncovered opaque deals during his tenure as a corporate attorney. This practically ended his political career; he resigned his Senate mandate on January 3, 1913. A candidacy for governor of Texas in 1920 was unsuccessful.

Bailey then went back to working as a lawyer in Dallas . He died during a trial in Sherman. His son Joseph was also a congressman for Texas from 1933 to 1935.

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SURNAME	Bailey, Joseph Weldon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician (Democratic Party)
DATE OF BIRTH	October 6, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH	at Crystal Springs , Copiah County , Mississippi
DATE OF DEATH	April 13, 1929
Place of death	Sherman , Texas