Goldsmith Bailey
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Goldsmith Fox Bailey was a U.S. Representative
from Massachusetts
.
Born in Westmoreland, New Hampshire
. When he was three years old, his widowed mother moved with him to Fitchburg.
Bailey attended the public schools of Fitchburg, Massachusetts
.
When he was 17 Bailey started work as an apprentice for the Bellows Falls Gazzette. By 1844 Bailey became editor and publisher of the newspaper.
In 1845 Bailey began to study law, first with William C. Bradley in Westminster, VT and later with the firm of Torrey and Wood in Fitchburg.
Bailey was admitted to the bar
in 1848 and commenced practice in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
as a partner in the law firm of N. Wood & Co.
Bailey served on the Fitchburg, Massachusetts school committee from 1849 to 1854.
Bailey was appointed postmaster of Fitchburg on May 3, 1851 and served until May 4, 1853, when his successor was appointed.
Bailey served as member of the Massachusetts house of representatives
in 1857.
Bailey served in the Massachusetts State Senate 1858-1860.
Bailey was the Republican Party candidate for congress in Massachusetts' ninth congressional district in the 1860 election.
Bailey was elected as a Republican
to the Thirty-seventh
Congress and served from March 4, 1861, until his death in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
, May 8, 1862.
He was interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
.
Born in Westmoreland, New Hampshire
Westmoreland, New Hampshire
Westmoreland is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,874 at the 2010 census. Westmoreland is historically an agricultural town, with much arable farmland.-History:...
. When he was three years old, his widowed mother moved with him to Fitchburg.
Bailey attended the public schools of Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fitchburg is the third largest city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,318 at the 2010 census. Fitchburg is home to Fitchburg State University as well as 17 public and private elementary and high schools.- History :...
.
When he was 17 Bailey started work as an apprentice for the Bellows Falls Gazzette. By 1844 Bailey became editor and publisher of the newspaper.
In 1845 Bailey began to study law, first with William C. Bradley in Westminster, VT and later with the firm of Torrey and Wood in Fitchburg.
Bailey was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1848 and commenced practice in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fitchburg is the third largest city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,318 at the 2010 census. Fitchburg is home to Fitchburg State University as well as 17 public and private elementary and high schools.- History :...
as a partner in the law firm of N. Wood & Co.
Bailey served on the Fitchburg, Massachusetts school committee from 1849 to 1854.
Bailey was appointed postmaster of Fitchburg on May 3, 1851 and served until May 4, 1853, when his successor was appointed.
Bailey served as member of the Massachusetts house of representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
in 1857.
Bailey served in the Massachusetts State Senate 1858-1860.
Bailey was the Republican Party candidate for congress in Massachusetts' ninth congressional district in the 1860 election.
Bailey was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Thirty-seventh
37th United States Congress
The Thirty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1861 to March 4, 1863, during the first two...
Congress and served from March 4, 1861, until his death in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fitchburg is the third largest city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,318 at the 2010 census. Fitchburg is home to Fitchburg State University as well as 17 public and private elementary and high schools.- History :...
, May 8, 1862.
He was interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
External links
- Goldsmith Bailey at Find-A-Grave