Joseph Weldon Bailey
| Joseph Weldon Bailey, Sr. | |
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Joseph Bailey c. 1910 to 1915
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United States Senator from Texas |
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In office March 4, 1901 – January 3, 1913 |
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| Preceded by | Horace Chilton |
| Succeeded by | Rienzi M. Johnston |
| House Minority Leader | |
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In office 1897–1899 |
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| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | James D. Richardson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 4th district |
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In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1901 |
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| Preceded by | Silas Hare |
| Succeeded by | Choice B. Randell |
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October 6, 1862 Crystal Springs Copiah County Mississippi, USA |
| Died | April 13, 1929 (aged 66) Sherman, Texas |
| Resting place | Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Mississippi |
| Occupation | Lawyer and politician |
Joseph Weldon Bailey, Sr. (October 6, 1862 – April 13, 1929), was a United States Senator, United States Representative, lawyer, and a Bourbon Democrat who was famous for his speeches extolling conservative causes, such as opposition to woman suffrage or restrictions on child labor. He served as a Congressional Representative between 1891 and 1901, and as the House minority leader from 1897 until 1899. In 1901, he was elected to the Senate, serving until 1913. Historian Elna C. Green says that Bailey:
Born in Crystal Springs in Copiah County outside Jackson, Mississippi, Bailey attended the University of Mississippi at Oxford, where in 1879 he joined the prestigious Delta Psi fraternity (AKA St. Anthony Hall). Bailey was admitted to the bar in Mississippi in 1883. He moved to Gainesville in north Texas in 1885, where he continued to practice law.
He had been politically active as a Democrat in both Mississippi and his new home and had a reputation as an excellent public speaker who promoted Jeffersonian democracy. He was elected to the House in 1891, and to the U.S. Senate in 1901. As the Minority leader of the United States House of Representatives in the 1890s, he exerted great influence on his colleagues.
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