Justice Joseph M. Bailey

  • Born:
    June 22, 1833 in Middlebury, NY
  • Education:

    University of Rochester
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1888-1895
  • Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
    1892-1893
  • Succeeded:
    Benjamin R. Sheldon
  • Succeeded by:
    James H. Cartwright
  • Represented:
    6th District (1888-1895)
  • Political Party
    Republican
  • Other Political Offices:

    Circuit Court Judge (1877-1888)
  • Died:
    October 16, 1895 in Freeport, IL
  • Buried:
    Freeport City Cemetery, Freeport, IL
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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