Josiah Bailey

Josiah William Bailey (September 14, 1873 December 15, 1946) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina from 1931 to 1946.

Josiah Bailey
United States Senator
from North Carolina
In office
March 4, 1931  December 15, 1946
Preceded byFurnifold McL. Simmons
Succeeded byWilliam B. Umstead
Personal details
Born
Josiah William Bailey

(1873-09-14)September 14, 1873
Warrenton, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedDecember 15, 1946(1946-12-15) (aged 73)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materWake Forest College

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.

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.[1]

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

Sources

  • Finley, Keith M. Delaying the Dream: Southern Senators and the Fight Against Civil Rights, 19381965 (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.
  • United States Congress. "Josiah Bailey (id: B000046)". 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
  • 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
Preceded by
Furnifold McLendel Simmons
Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from North Carolina
(Class 2)

1930, 1936, 1942
Succeeded by
J. Melville Broughton
U.S. Senate
Preceded by
Furnifold McLendel Simmons
U.S. senator (Class 2) from North Carolina
19311946
Served alongside: Cameron A. Morrison, Robert Rice Reynolds, Clyde R. Hoey
Succeeded by
William Bradley Umstead
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