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Carl Edward Bailey

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Carl Edward Bailey

Birth
Bernie, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA
Death
23 Oct 1948 (aged 54)
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
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Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
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Arkansas Governor. He attended Chillicothe Business College in 1915 and later was a deputy tax collector for Dunkin County, Missouri. During World War I, he served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. After the war, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1923 and opened a private law practice in Arkansas, in 1925. He was prosecuting attorney for the Sixth Judicial District of Arkansas, (1927-34) and Arkansas Attorney General, (1934-36). In 1937, he was elected as a democrat the 31st Governor of Arkansas, serving until 1941. While as Governor, the Department of Public Welfare was restructured, a retirement system was drafted, state owned bridges were made toll-free and a new agricultural experiment station was established at Batesville. After leaving office he served as a legislative representative of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and taught legal medicine at the University of Arkansas medical school. He died of a heart attack at age 54.
Arkansas Governor. He attended Chillicothe Business College in 1915 and later was a deputy tax collector for Dunkin County, Missouri. During World War I, he served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. After the war, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1923 and opened a private law practice in Arkansas, in 1925. He was prosecuting attorney for the Sixth Judicial District of Arkansas, (1927-34) and Arkansas Attorney General, (1934-36). In 1937, he was elected as a democrat the 31st Governor of Arkansas, serving until 1941. While as Governor, the Department of Public Welfare was restructured, a retirement system was drafted, state owned bridges were made toll-free and a new agricultural experiment station was established at Batesville. After leaving office he served as a legislative representative of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and taught legal medicine at the University of Arkansas medical school. He died of a heart attack at age 54.

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  • Added: Jul 8, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10396/carl_edward-bailey: accessed ), memorial page for Carl Edward Bailey (8 Oct 1894–23 Oct 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10396, citing Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.