Josiah Bailey
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Josiah Bailey | |
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United States Senator from North Carolina |
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In office March 4, 1931 – December 15, 1946 |
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Preceded by | Furnifold McL. Simmons |
Succeeded by | William B. Umstead |
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Born | Josiah William Bailey September 14, 1873 Warrenton, North Carolina, U.S. |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Wake Forest College |
Josiah William Bailey (14 September 1873 – 15 December 1946) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina from 1931 to 1946.
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Early life and education
Born in Warrenton, North Carolina, he grew up in Raleigh and graduated from Wake Forest College (now Wake Forest University).
Career
Before turning to a career in law, Bailey was editor of the Biblical Recorder, a newspaper for North Carolina Baptists. He was a presidential elector in 1908.[1]
Elected to the United States Senate in 1930, defeating longtime incumbent Furnifold McLendel Simmons, Bailey earned a reputation as a conservative while in office. In 1937, he coauthored the bipartisan Conservative Manifesto, a document criticizing President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and proposing more conservative alternatives. Among other things, the Manifesto called for lower taxes and less spending.[2]
That same year, Bailey gave a rousing floor speech against President Roosevelt's court-packing bill, which convinced at least three freshman Republicans, thought by Majority Leader Joe Robinson to be definite supporters, to oppose the measure.[3]
A segregationist and white supremacist, Bailey filibustered anti-lynching legislation in 1938.[4]
During his time in office, he served as chairman of the Committee on Claims and Committee on Commerce.
Death
Bailey died in office in 1946.
See also
References
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Sources
- Finley, Keith M. Delaying the Dream: Southern Senators and the Fight Against Civil Rights, 1938–1965 (Baton Rouge, LSU Press, 2008).
Further reading
- Moore, John Robert. Senator Josiah William Bailey of North Carolina: A Political Biography. Durham: Duke University Press, 1968.
External links
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- Josiah Bailey at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The "Conservative Manifesto" from the North Carolina History Project
- Biblical Recorder Column on Bailey at the Wayback Machine (archived September 28, 2007)
- "Taking on FDR: Senator Josiah Bailey and the 1937 Conservative Manifesto" by Troy Kickler, December 13, 2006
- Raleigh News & Observer Column on Bailey's Friendship with Huey Long[dead link]
- Josiah William Bailey at Find-A-Grave
- Josiah Bailey papers. 1773–1867. 2" linear. At the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections.
Party political offices | ||
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Preceded by | Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from North Carolina (Class 2) 1930, 1936, 1942 |
Succeeded by J. Melville Broughton |
United States Senate | ||
Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 2) from North Carolina 1931–1946 Served alongside: Cameron A. Morrison, Robert Rice Reynolds, Clyde R. Hoey |
Succeeded by William Bradley Umstead |
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- ↑ Beauchamp, Zack (October 9, 2013). How Racism Caused The Shutdown. ThinkProgress. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
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