Jeremiah Bailey
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Jeremiah Bailey was a United States Representative from Maine
. He was born in Little Compton, Rhode Island
on May 1, 1773. He attended the common schools and graduated from Brown University
in 1794. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Wiscasset, Maine (until 1820 a district of Massachusetts).
He was a presidential elector on the Federalist
ticket in 1808. He was a member of the general court 1811-1814; judge of probate 1816-1834; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian
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.
He then was appointed collector of customs of Wiscasset 1849-1853,and died there July 6, 1853. His interment was in Evergreen Cemetery.
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
. He was born in Little Compton, Rhode Island
Little Compton, Rhode Island
Little Compton is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. Its population was 3,492 at the time of the 2010 census. Little Compton is located in southeastern Rhode Island, between the Sakonnet River and the Massachusetts state border...
on May 1, 1773. He attended the common schools and graduated from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in 1794. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Wiscasset, Maine (until 1820 a district of Massachusetts).
He was a presidential elector on the Federalist
Federalist Party (United States)
The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...
ticket in 1808. He was a member of the general court 1811-1814; judge of probate 1816-1834; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian
National Republican Party (United States)
The National Republicans were a political party in the United States. During the administration of John Quincy Adams , the president's supporters were referred to as Adams Men or Anti-Jackson. When Andrew Jackson was elected President of the United States in 1828, this group went into opposition...
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.
He then was appointed collector of customs of Wiscasset 1849-1853,and died there July 6, 1853. His interment was in Evergreen Cemetery.