Cleveland M. Bailey
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Cleveland Monroe Bailey was a U.S. Representative
from West Virginia
.
Born on a farm near St. Marys, Pleasants County, W.Virginia, Bailey attended the public schools, and West Liberty State College, West Liberty, W.Virginia.
He was graduated from Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
, in 1908.
High school principal at Clarksburg, West Virginia, in 1917 and 1918.
He served as district supervisor of schools 1919-1922.
Bailey was a councilman of Clarksburg, W.Virginia from 1921 to 1923. He worked as an Associated Press editor in Clarksburg, West Virginia from 1923 to 1933.
He served as assistant State auditor 1933-1941, and was the state budget director 1941-1944.
Bailey served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Chicago in 1932.
Bailey was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-ninth Congress (January 3, 1945-January 3, 1947).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress.
State tax statistician in 1947 and 1948.
Bailey was elected to the Eighty-first and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1949-January 3, 1963).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth Congress.
He was a resident of Clarksburg, West Virginia.
He died in Charleston, West Virginia, July 13, 1965.
He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery, Clarksburg, West Virginia.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
.
Born on a farm near St. Marys, Pleasants County, W.Virginia, Bailey attended the public schools, and West Liberty State College, West Liberty, W.Virginia.
He was graduated from Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Beaver Falls is a city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,987 at the 2010 census. It is located 31 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, and on the Beaver River, six miles from its confluence with the Ohio River...
, in 1908.
High school principal at Clarksburg, West Virginia, in 1917 and 1918.
He served as district supervisor of schools 1919-1922.
Bailey was a councilman of Clarksburg, W.Virginia from 1921 to 1923. He worked as an Associated Press editor in Clarksburg, West Virginia from 1923 to 1933.
He served as assistant State auditor 1933-1941, and was the state budget director 1941-1944.
Bailey served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Chicago in 1932.
Bailey was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Seventy-ninth Congress (January 3, 1945-January 3, 1947).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress.
State tax statistician in 1947 and 1948.
Bailey was elected to the Eighty-first and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1949-January 3, 1963).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth Congress.
He was a resident of Clarksburg, West Virginia.
He died in Charleston, West Virginia, July 13, 1965.
He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery, Clarksburg, West Virginia.
External links
- Cleveland M. Bailey at Find-A-Grave