Jeremiah Bailey (May 1, 1773 – July 6, 1853) was a

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from

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. He was born in

Little Compton, Rhode Island Little Compton is a coastal town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, bounded on the south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by the Sakonnet River, on the north by the town of Tiverton, Rhode Island, Tiverton, and on the east by the t ...

on May 1, 1773. He attended the common schools and graduated from

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in 1794. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in

Wiscasset, Maine Wiscasset is a New England town, town in and the county seat, seat of Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The municipality is located in the state of Maine's Mid Coast region. The population was 3,742 as of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 ...

. (Until 1820, Main was a district of Massachusetts.) He was a presidential elector on the

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ticket in 1808. He was a member of the general court 1811–1814; judge of probate 1816–1834; elected as an

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to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1836 to the Twenty-fifth Congress. As a member of the Whig Party, he was appointed collector of customs of Wiscasset 1849–1853, and died there July 6, 1853. His interment was in Evergreen Cemetery.

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