George W. Bailey Jr. (April 6, 1833 – July 17, 1865) was a Vermont attorney and public official. He served for four years as Secretary of State of Vermont.

Biography

George Washington Bailey Jr. was born in Elmore, Vermont on April 6, 1833;^[1][2] he was the son of George W. Bailey Sr. (1768-1868) and Rebecca Warren Bailey (1802-1885), and named for an older brother who was born in 1826 and died in 1831. The senior Bailey was a veteran of the War of 1812, and the longtime president of the Vermont Mutual Insurance Company.^[3] He also served as probate judge for Washington County and in other offices.^[3]

George Bailey Jr. studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1858.^[4] He resided in Middlesex and practiced in Montpelier.^[4]

A Republican, Bailey served as Deputy Secretary of State while Benjamin W. Dean was Secretary of State.^[5] Dean died in July, 1861; Bailey served as acting secretary pending an election in October.^[6] In October, Bailey was elected to a full term.^[6] He won annual reelection three times, and served until his death.^[7]

Death and burial

Bailey died of tuberculosis in Middlesex on July 17, 1865.^[2] He was buried at Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier.^[8]

Family

In 1862, Bailey married Georgiana Reed of Montpelier.^[9] After his death, she married E. Henry Powell, Vermont's longtime State Auditor.^[10]

References

Sources

Internet

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Birth Record for George W. Bailey Jr". Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com, LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Marriage Record for George W. Bailey Jr. and Georgiana Reed". Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com, LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Death Record for George Washington Bailey Jr". Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com, LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

Books

• Album of Genealogy and Biography, Cook County, Illinois. Chicago, IL: Calumet Book & Engraving Co. 1896. p. 133.
• Carleton, Hiram (1903). Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont. Vol. 1. New York, NY: Lewis Publishing Company. p. 309.
• Child, Hamilton (1889). Gazetteer of Washington County, Vt., 1783-1889. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse Journal Company. p. 106.
• Vermont General Assembly (1860). Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont. Montpelier, VT: E. P. Walton. p. 244.

Newspapers

• "Vermont Legislature: Secretary of State". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. October 17, 1861. p. 2.
• "Deaths: Geo. W. Bailey Jr". St. Johnsbury Caledonian. St. Johnsbury, VT. July 21, 1865. p. 3.