Joseph Weldon Bailey - Gainesville, TX
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N 33° 37.760 W 097° 07.562
14S E 673816 N 3722632
Politician Joseph W. Bailey is laid to rest at Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville.
Waymark Code: WM134BZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/12/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
Views: 3

The final resting place of politician Joseph W. Bailey is at the southwest side of Fairview Cemetery. A large family marker with the name "Bailey" is behind a plaque that provides details of Joseph W.'s life. A small headstone for both Joseph and his wife is between the plaque and the family marker.

Text on marker at grave site:

Joseph Weldon Bailey
(October 6, 1863-April 13,1929)
Democrat Joseph Weldon Bailey served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1891-1901) and in the U.S. Senate (1901-1913). A colorful and controversial politician, he was known for his superb oratorical skills and his fiery temper. His career was damaged by his involvement in the notorious Waters-Pierce Company anti-trust case, but in the 1920 Democratic Gubernatorial Primary runoff election he placed second to Pat Neff. He moved his law practice to Dallas in 1921.
Recorded-1994.
Description:
Source: https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=B000044
BAILEY, JOSEPH WELDON, (father of Joseph Weldon Bailey, Jr.), a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born near Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Miss., October 6, 1862; attended the common schools; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1883 and commenced practice in Hazlehurst, Miss.; moved to Gainesville, Tex., in 1885 and continued the practice of law; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1901); was not a candidate for renomination in 1900; elected to the United States Senate in 1901, reelected in 1907, and served from March 4, 1901, until January 3, 1913, when he resigned; chairman, Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Sixty-first Congress), Committee on Woman Suffrage (Sixty-first Congress), Committee on Additional Accommodations for the Library (Sixty-second Congress); resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C.; subsequently moved to Dallas, Tex., in 1921 and continued the practice of law; unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Texas in 1920; died in a courtroom in Sherman, Tex., on April 13, 1929; interment in Gainesville Cemetery, Gainesville, Tex.


Date of birth: 10/06/1863

Date of death: 04/13/1929

Area of notoriety: Politics

Marker Type: Plaque

Setting: Outdoor

Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Sunrise to Sunset

Fee required?: No

Web site: [Web Link]

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