Ralph Emerson Bailey

Ralph Emerson Bailey (born July 14, 1878 in Cainsville , Harrison County , Missouri , †  April 8, 1948 in Cape Girardeau , Missouri) was an American politician . Between 1925 and 1927 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1880, Ralph Bailey moved with his parents to Benton , Illinois , where he later attended public schools. In 1897 he returned to Missouri and settled in Bloomfield . He then attended until 1901 the Southeast Missouri Teachers' College in Cape Girardeau. He then studied at the University of Missouri in Columbia . After studying law and his admission as a lawyer in 1907, he began to work in Bloomfield in this profession. In 1910 he moved his residence and law firm to Sikeston . From 1912 to 1914 and again from 1918 to 1922 he acted as the legal representative of his new hometown. He was also a board member of Southeast Missouri Teachers' College .

Politically, Bailey was a member of the Republican Party . In the 1924 congressional election he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 14th  constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded James F. Fulbright on March 4, 1925 , whom he had defeated in the election. Since he refused to run again in 1926, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1927 . After leaving the US House of Representatives, Ralph Bailey returned to practice as a lawyer in Sikeston. He died on April 8, 1948 in Cape Girardeau and was buried in Sikeston.

Web links

• Ralph Emerson Bailey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Ralph Emerson Bailey in the database of Find a Grave (English)