Ralph Emerson Bailey (July 14, 1878 – April 8, 1948) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a
U.S. Representative
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from
Missouri
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from 1925 to 1927.
Biography
Born in
Cainsville, Missouri
Cainsville is a city in eastern Harrison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 283 at the 2020 census.
History
Cainsville had its start in 1854 when Peter Cain built a watermill on the site. As more workers arrived, a post office, ...
, Bailey moved to Illinois with his parents, who settled in
Benton,
Franklin County, in 1880.
He attended the graded and high schools at Benton.
He moved to
Bloomfield, Missouri
Bloomfield is a city in Stoddard County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,933 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Stoddard County. In September 1864 during the Civil War, the town was reduced to ashes.
History
The first p ...
, in 1897.
He graduated from the Southeast Missouri Teachers' College (now
Southeast Missouri State University
Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) is a public university in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In addition to the main campus, the university has four regional campuses offering full degree programs and a secondary campus housing the Holland Col ...
) at Cape Girardeau in 1901.
He soon took a special course at the
University of Missouri
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.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1907 and commenced practice in
Bloomfield, Missouri
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History
The first p ...
.
He moved to
Sikeston, Missouri
Sikeston is a city located both in southern Scott County and northern New Madrid County, in the state of Missouri, United States. It is situated just north of the "Missouri Bootheel", although many locals consider Sikeston a part of it. By way o ...
in 1910 and continued the practice of law.
He served as City attorney in 1912–1914 and again in 1918–1922.
He served as a member of the board of regents of the Southeast Missouri Teachers' College.
Congress
Bailey was elected as a
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
to the Sixty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress.
Later career and death
He resumed the practice of law in
Sikeston, Missouri
Sikeston is a city located both in southern Scott County and northern New Madrid County, in the state of Missouri, United States. It is situated just north of the "Missouri Bootheel", although many locals consider Sikeston a part of it. By way o ...
.
He died in
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
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, April 8, 1948.
He was interred in the City Cemetery,
Sikeston, Missouri
Sikeston is a city located both in southern Scott County and northern New Madrid County, in the state of Missouri, United States. It is situated just north of the "Missouri Bootheel", although many locals consider Sikeston a part of it. By way o ...
.
References
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1878 births
1948 deaths
People from Harrison County, Missouri
University of Missouri alumni
People from Sikeston, Missouri
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri
Southeast Missouri State University alumni
People from Benton, Illinois
People from Bloomfield, Missouri