Английская Википедия:Horace W. Bailey

Horace W. Bailey (January 16, 1852 - January 6, 1914) was a Vermont politician and government official. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a member of the Vermont Senate from Orange County (1894-1896), a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Newbury (1902-1904), and the United States Marshal for the District of Vermont from 1903 until his death.

Early life

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From 1894's Men of Vermont Illustrated

Horace Ward Bailey was born in Newbury, Vermont on January 16, 1852, a son of William U. Bailey and Abigail (Eaton) Bailey.Шаблон:Sfn He was educated in the schools of Newbury and graduated from Newbury Seminary.Шаблон:Sfn He taught school in Newbury, then met John Lindsey, the proprietor of the Fabyan House resort hotel in New Hampshire.Шаблон:Sfn Bailey became a manager at Lindsey hotels; besides the Fabyan House, he worked at resorts in Lancaster, New Hampshire, Old Orchard Beach, Maine, and Eastman, Georgia.Шаблон:Sfn Bailey was the executor of Lindsey's estate, which led to a later career settling estates in northern Vermont and northern New Hampshire.Шаблон:Sfn

In 1882, Bailey returned to Newbury, where he became the owner of a general store, which he operated until 1892.Шаблон:Sfn A Republican, in 1886 he was elected Newbury's town clerk, a position he held until 1896.Шаблон:Sfn In addition to serving as town clerk, Bailey served in other local offices, including lister, town school board member, town school superintendent, and member of the county school board.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn

Continued career

Bailey served in the Vermont Senate from 1894 to 1896, and was a member of the committees on education, railroads, and the state prison, as well as a joint committee that examined unexpected spending increases on the prison.Шаблон:Sfn He was also appointed a member of the state Fish and Game Commission in 1894, and he served until 1900.Шаблон:Sfn As a Fish and Game commissioner, Bailey was credited with management improvements at the state fish hatchery, and was also selected to oversee construction of a dam at the outlet of Lake Morey in Fairlee.Шаблон:Sfn He was a member of the Vermont Republican State Committee from 1894 to 1904.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn

In 1902, Bailey was elected to represent Newbury in the Vermont House of Representatives, and he served until 1904.Шаблон:Sfn During his tenure in the House, Bailey was chairman of the committee on railroads, as well as the committee that oversaw Vermont's participation in the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition.Шаблон:Sfn In addition, he was Orange County's representative on the joint committee that studied the temperance issue.Шаблон:Sfn In 1902, Bailey was appointed to the state Railroad Commission, and he served until 1904.Шаблон:Sfn From 1906 to 1910, Bailey was a member of the Lake Champlain Tercentenary Commission, which planned celebrations to commemorate Samuel de Champlain's discovery of the lake in 1609.Шаблон:Sfn

A civic activist, Bailey was head of the board of trustees for Newbury's Tenney Memorial Library.Шаблон:Sfn He was an author on Vermont topics, including histories of Lake Champlain, Newbury Seminary and Newbury Methodist Church, and served as a vice president of the Vermont Historical Society.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn He was also a longtime member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias, served on the board of directors of St. Johnsbury's Citizens Savings Bank and Trust, and was a trustee of the Bradford Savings Bank.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn

US Marshal

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Bailey in his later years

In October 1903, Bailey was appointed U.S. Marshal for Vermont, and he served in this position until his death.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn He received the appointment following the October 15, 1903 termination of Marshal Fred A. Field's commission.Шаблон:Sfn Field was accused of dereliction and neglect after three prisoners he was transporting in June 1903 effected an escape.Шаблон:Sfn Federal district court judge Hoyt Henry Wheeler then appointed Field's chief deputy Frank H. Chapman to temporarily fill the vacancy.Шаблон:Sfn

Following Field's removal, President Theodore Roosevelt asked Vermont's Congressional delegation for recommendations.Шаблон:Sfn The two US Senators and two US Representatives quickly agreed to suggest Bailey.Шаблон:Sfn Roosevelt appointed him a few days after Chapman's interim appointment, and Bailey then reappointed Chapman as chief deputy.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn For most of his term as marshal, Bailey lived and worked in Rutland, Vermont.Шаблон:Sfn

For many years, Bailey's girth and ongoing health problems required him to walk with the aid of a cane.Шаблон:Sfn Over time, he amassed a notable collection of canes and walking sticks.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn This collection was covered in newspapers nationwide in 1904, after Bailey received a carved bamboo cane from a friend in the U.S. Army who had recently returned from a trip to Japan.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn According to contemporary press accounts, Bailey's collection included a lignum vitae cane from the Philippines which was a gift from Mason S. Stone, and one made of pine recovered from the floor of the Confederacy's Civil War-era Libby Prison.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn

Death and burial

In his later years, Bailey suffered from Bright's disease, which led to several complications.Шаблон:Sfn In 1907 he lost a foot to amputation, and in 1913 continued complications caused doctors to remove his other foot.Шаблон:Sfn Bailey died in Rutland on January 6, 1914.Шаблон:Sfn He was buried at Oxbow Cemetery in Newbury.Шаблон:Sfn Bailey never married, and had no children.Шаблон:Sfn

Legacy

During his lifetime, Bailey amassed a vast collection of works related to the history of Vermont, including many rare books, pamphlets, town histories, and railroad annual reports.Шаблон:Sfn His collection included works from 1794 to his death, including many on slavery and other political topics.Шаблон:Sfn After his death, Bailey's executors sold his library.Шаблон:Sfn His pamphlet collection of more than 900 items was purchased intact by Middlebury College, which maintains Bailey's Vermont Pamphlet Archive as part of its library's Special Collections.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn

In 1904, Bailey purchased Newbury's old schoolhouse, which had been constructed in 1839, as a repository for his private library of works on the history of Vermont.Шаблон:Sfn After his death, the building was used by different owners for several different functions.Шаблон:Sfn The building was purchased by the town in 1969 for use as the town clerk's office, and was partially destroyed during a 1973 tornado.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn It was later restored, and is now the Horace W. Bailey Club, a meeting facility for several different organizations and civic groups.Шаблон:Sfn The Bailey Club is part of the Newbury Village Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.Шаблон:Sfn

References

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External links

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Additional resources

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