William Henry Bailey (January 22, 1831 – August 17, 1908) was an American author, lawyer, and politician. [1] [2] He was the North Carolina Attorney General and served in the North Carolina General Assembly. He co-founded and taught law at the Bailey Law School.
Bailey was born at Mt.Pleasant in Pasquotank County, North Carolina. [3] His parents were Priscilla Elizabeth Brownrigg and John Lancaster Bailey. [2] His father was a member of the North Carolina House and Senate, a North Carolina Superior Court judge. [4] [1] In the early 1840s, the family moved to Hillsborough, North Carolina where his father practiced law. [3]
Bailey attended the Bingham School and the Caldwell Institute in Hillsborough, North Carolina. [1] [5] [2] He attended the University of North Carolina. [5] He studied law under his father. [1]
Bailey received his law license in 1851 and received his license to practice before the North Carolina Supreme Court in January 1852. [1] [2] [6] He practiced law in Hillsborough with his father. [1] [5] [3] He was appointed the secretary at the North Carolina Democratic Party at its convention in May 1952. [7]
He became the Attorney General of North Carolina in December 1856, completing an unexpired term. [3] In April 1858, he moved his law practice to Yanceyville, North Carolina, but continued to serve courts in Orange, Alamance and Caswell Counties. [2] [8] He was elected the county attorney for Caswell County in 1858. [3] In 1859 or 1860, he moved to Black Mountain, North Carolina with his father and opened the Bailey Law School. [1] [9] [3] For a time, he joined the faculty of the school but it was primarily his father's venture. [4] [1]
On April 24, 1861, Bailey enlisted with the Bethel Regiment, First North Carolina Volunteers as a private. [3] He fought at the Battle of Bethel Church and First Battle of Bull Run. [5] [2] Later, he was a judge advocate. [2]
After the war, Bailey practiced law in Salisbury, North Carolina for ten years starting in early 1865. [1] [2] He also wanted to start a law school there, advertising that he had thirteen years of experience as a law teacher. [10] He joined Nathaniel Boydon in the firm Boyden and Blackman. [2] [3] When Boydon was appointed to the North Carolina Supreme Court, Bailey joined the practice of James M. McCorkle. [2] Governor William Woods Holden appointed Bailey to the position of state code commissioner on August 31, 1871. [1] [11] Bailey held this position until the post was eliminated in 1873. [3]
In the fall of 1874, Bailey moved to Charlotte, North Carolina and practiced law with William Marcus Shipp. [4] [1] [2] Shipp had just finished his term as North Carolina Attorney General and was a North Carolina Superior Court judge. [2] Bailey formed a law partnership with former governor and United States Senator Zebulon Vance.Vance in June 1881. [12] In 1882, Bailey was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives for Mecklenburg County as a Democrat in 1882. [2] [13] [3] While in the legislature, he chaired the judiciary committee. [2]
Bailey wrote several books, including The Effect of Civil War upon the Rights of Persons and Property and Conflict of Judicial Decisions. [14] He received an honorary Doctor of Law degree in 1885 from Rutherford College. [3]
Bailey married Anne Chamberlain Howerton of Hillsborough on October 20, 1852. [2] [15] They had five children, daughter Mrs. Archibald Lingan and sons William Henry Bailey Jr. Edmund H. Bailey, Campbell McCulloh Bailey, and Thomas H. Bailey. [5] [2]
He was a Mason and an Episcopalian. [5] [3]
In 1890, he retired and moved to Texas where his sons lived; he resided in Seabrook. [5] [2] [16] On August 17, 1908, Bailey died at his son's home in Seabrook at the age of 77. [5] He was interred in Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, Texas. [5]
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William Henry Bailey (January 22, 1831 – August 17, 1908) was an American author, lawyer, and politician. [1] [2] He was the North Carolina Attorney General and served in the North Carolina General Assembly. He co-founded and taught law at the Bailey Law School.
Bailey was born at Mt.Pleasant in Pasquotank County, North Carolina. [3] His parents were Priscilla Elizabeth Brownrigg and John Lancaster Bailey. [2] His father was a member of the North Carolina House and Senate, a North Carolina Superior Court judge. [4] [1] In the early 1840s, the family moved to Hillsborough, North Carolina where his father practiced law. [3]
Bailey attended the Bingham School and the Caldwell Institute in Hillsborough, North Carolina. [1] [5] [2] He attended the University of North Carolina. [5] He studied law under his father. [1]
Bailey received his law license in 1851 and received his license to practice before the North Carolina Supreme Court in January 1852. [1] [2] [6] He practiced law in Hillsborough with his father. [1] [5] [3] He was appointed the secretary at the North Carolina Democratic Party at its convention in May 1952. [7]
He became the Attorney General of North Carolina in December 1856, completing an unexpired term. [3] In April 1858, he moved his law practice to Yanceyville, North Carolina, but continued to serve courts in Orange, Alamance and Caswell Counties. [2] [8] He was elected the county attorney for Caswell County in 1858. [3] In 1859 or 1860, he moved to Black Mountain, North Carolina with his father and opened the Bailey Law School. [1] [9] [3] For a time, he joined the faculty of the school but it was primarily his father's venture. [4] [1]
On April 24, 1861, Bailey enlisted with the Bethel Regiment, First North Carolina Volunteers as a private. [3] He fought at the Battle of Bethel Church and First Battle of Bull Run. [5] [2] Later, he was a judge advocate. [2]
After the war, Bailey practiced law in Salisbury, North Carolina for ten years starting in early 1865. [1] [2] He also wanted to start a law school there, advertising that he had thirteen years of experience as a law teacher. [10] He joined Nathaniel Boydon in the firm Boyden and Blackman. [2] [3] When Boydon was appointed to the North Carolina Supreme Court, Bailey joined the practice of James M. McCorkle. [2] Governor William Woods Holden appointed Bailey to the position of state code commissioner on August 31, 1871. [1] [11] Bailey held this position until the post was eliminated in 1873. [3]
In the fall of 1874, Bailey moved to Charlotte, North Carolina and practiced law with William Marcus Shipp. [4] [1] [2] Shipp had just finished his term as North Carolina Attorney General and was a North Carolina Superior Court judge. [2] Bailey formed a law partnership with former governor and United States Senator Zebulon Vance.Vance in June 1881. [12] In 1882, Bailey was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives for Mecklenburg County as a Democrat in 1882. [2] [13] [3] While in the legislature, he chaired the judiciary committee. [2]
Bailey wrote several books, including The Effect of Civil War upon the Rights of Persons and Property and Conflict of Judicial Decisions. [14] He received an honorary Doctor of Law degree in 1885 from Rutherford College. [3]
Bailey married Anne Chamberlain Howerton of Hillsborough on October 20, 1852. [2] [15] They had five children, daughter Mrs. Archibald Lingan and sons William Henry Bailey Jr. Edmund H. Bailey, Campbell McCulloh Bailey, and Thomas H. Bailey. [5] [2]
He was a Mason and an Episcopalian. [5] [3]
In 1890, he retired and moved to Texas where his sons lived; he resided in Seabrook. [5] [2] [16] On August 17, 1908, Bailey died at his son's home in Seabrook at the age of 77. [5] He was interred in Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, Texas. [5]
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