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James E. Bailey
James Edmund Bailey (August 15, 1822December 29, 1885) was an American United States Democratic Party, Democratic United States Senate, United States Senator from Tennessee from 1877 to 1881. Early life and education Bailey was born in Montgomery County, Tennessee. He attended the Clarksville Academy and the former University of Nashville. Career He then studied law and was admitted to the Bar (law), bar in 1843, starting a practice in Clarksville, Tennessee. In 1853, he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives as a United States Whig Party, Whig. During the American Civil War, Civil War, he served in the 49th Tennessee Regiment, Confederate States Army as a Colonel (United States), colonel. He was appointed by governor of Tennessee John C. Brown to the Court of Arbitration in 1874. Bailey was elected by the Tennessee General Assembly as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat to the balance of the unexpired term of the late Andrew Johnson, serving from J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the northwest. Tennessee is geographically, culturally, and legally divided into three Grand Divisions of East, Middle, and West Tennessee. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, and anchors its largest metropolitan area. Other major cities include Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Clarksville. Tennessee's population as of the 2020 United States census is approximately 6.9 million. Tennessee is rooted in the Watauga Association, a 1772 frontier pact generally regarded as the first constitutional government west of the Appalachian Mountains. Its name derives from " Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
