Robert D. Bailey Jr.
Robert D. Bailey Jr. | |
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| 21st Secretary of State of West Virginia | |
| In office May 17, 1965 – January 13, 1969 | |
| Governor | Hulett C. Smith |
| Preceded by | Joe F. Burdett |
| Succeeded by | Jay Rockefeller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Darias Bailey Jr. October 12, 1912 Baileysville, West Virginia |
| Died | September 29, 1994 (aged 81) Princeton, West Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Jean Hickman (m. 1944) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Concord College Washington & Lee University |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Rank | Master sergeant |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Robert Darias Bailey Jr. (October 12, 1912 – September 29, 1994) was West Virginia Secretary of State from 1965 to 1969. He was a graduate of Concord College and Washington and Lee University School of Law.
Born in Baileysville, he was the son of Robert D. Bailey Sr. and Sue Starkey Bailey. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army in the European Theater. Admitted to the bar in 1934, he inherited his father's law practice, including representation of railroads and timber companies in southern West Virginia, based in his home town of Pineville. His own wide-ranging business involvements included the Castle Rock Bank of Pineville, Radio Station WWYO, the Independent Herald newspaper, and the Pineville Gas Company.
A Democrat, he was Wyoming County Prosecuting Attorney for a number of non-consecutive terms between 1943 and 1961. He was appointed West Virginia Secretary of State by Governor Hulett C. Smith on May 17, 1965, and was elected in 1966, serving until January 1969.[1][2]
After Smith's term ended, Bailey returned to private practice in his home town of Pineville.
He died on September 29, 1994, in Princeton, West Virginia, and was survived by his wife Jean H. Bailey, his son Robert D. Bailey III, and his three grandchildren, Angela Sue Osborn, Robert Darias Bailey IV, and Micah Alexander Bailey. Bailey was an avid fisherman, gardener, and local philanthropist.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Myers, J. Howard, ed. (1967). West Virginia Blue Book 1967 (PDF). Charleston: Jarrett Printing Company. p. 7. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ Theis, Paul A.; Henshaw, Edmund L. Jr., eds. (1967). Who's Who In American Politics (1st ed.). New York: R. R. Bowker Company. p. 28. Retrieved May 6, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Robert D. Bailey Jr". Johnson City Press. October 1, 1994. p. 2. Retrieved May 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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