Wesley Bailey
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Wesley Bailey was an American newspaper editor and politician from New York
.
's trade, and was a Minister of the Reformed Methodist Church. He also taught school in DeWitt, New York. In 1833, he married Eunice Kinne (1807–1860), and they had six children. They lived in High Bridge, a hamlet in the Town of Manlius
.
He edited from 1840 to 1842 the Fayetteville Luminary and Reformed Methodist Iintelligencer (Methodist Reformer after September 23, 1841), from 1842 to 1849 the Liberty Press, the paper of the Liberty Party
, and from 1849 to 1852 the Utica
Teetotaller.
In September 1854, he was a delegate to the Temperance state convention which nominated Myron H. Clark
for Governor. In 1855
, he was nominated by the Republicans
for Inspector of State Prisons
but was defeated by the American Party
candidate William A. Russell
. In 1856, he ran again and this time was elected, being in office from 1857 to 1859.
In 1860, he removed to Decorah, Iowa
, and published there the Decorah Republic, from 1866 on the Decorah Republican, until 1869, when he transferred the paper to his sons Ansel K. Bailey (d. 1909) and Alvan Stewart Bailey.
His oldest son, Elijah Prentice Bailey (b. 1834), worked for the Utica Daily Observer from 1853 on, later became its sole editor and owner, and was twice Postmaster of Utica.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Life
He learned the printerPrinter (publisher)
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's trade, and was a Minister of the Reformed Methodist Church. He also taught school in DeWitt, New York. In 1833, he married Eunice Kinne (1807–1860), and they had six children. They lived in High Bridge, a hamlet in the Town of Manlius
Manlius (town), New York
Manlius is a town in Onondaga County, east of the city of Syracuse, New York, United States. The population was 32,370 at the 2010 census, making it the third largest suburb in metropolitan Syracuse...
.
He edited from 1840 to 1842 the Fayetteville Luminary and Reformed Methodist Iintelligencer (Methodist Reformer after September 23, 1841), from 1842 to 1849 the Liberty Press, the paper of the Liberty Party
Liberty Party (1840s)
The Liberty Party was a minor political party in the United States in the 1840s . The party was an early advocate of the abolitionist cause...
, and from 1849 to 1852 the Utica
Utica, New York
Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
Teetotaller.
In September 1854, he was a delegate to the Temperance state convention which nominated Myron H. Clark
Myron H. Clark
Myron Holley Clark was an American politician from the U.S. state of New York.- Biography :Clark was born in Naples, Ontario County, New York on October 23, 1806...
for Governor. In 1855
New York state election, 1855
The 1855 New York state election was held on November 6, 1855, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, two judges of the New York Court of Appeals, a Canal Commissioner and an Inspector of State Prisons, as well as...
, he was nominated by the Republicans
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...
for Inspector of State Prisons
New York State Prison Inspector
The Inspector of State Prisons was a statewide elective office created by the New York State Constitution of 1846. At the New York state election, 1847, three Inspectors were elected and then, upon taking office, so classified that henceforth every year one Inspector would be elected to a...
but was defeated by the American Party
Know Nothing
The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by...
candidate William A. Russell
William A. Russell (New York)
William A. Russell was an American politician from New York.-Life:He was the son of Congressman David Abel Russell and Alida Russell.He was Sheriff of Washington County from 1850 to 1852....
. In 1856, he ran again and this time was elected, being in office from 1857 to 1859.
In 1860, he removed to Decorah, Iowa
Decorah, Iowa
Decorah is a city in and the county seat of Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 8,172 at the 2000 census. Decorah is located at the intersection of State Highway 9 and U.S...
, and published there the Decorah Republic, from 1866 on the Decorah Republican, until 1869, when he transferred the paper to his sons Ansel K. Bailey (d. 1909) and Alvan Stewart Bailey.
His oldest son, Elijah Prentice Bailey (b. 1834), worked for the Utica Daily Observer from 1853 on, later became its sole editor and owner, and was twice Postmaster of Utica.
Sources
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (page 46; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- New York State Temperance Convention in NYT on September 28, 1854
- Temperance Ratification Meeting at Auburn in NYT on September 29, 1854
- THE REPUBLICANS in NYT on October 10, 1855, with Bailey's letter of acceptance
- He Pasa Ekklesia: An Original History of the Religious Denominations at Present Existing in the United States by Israel Daniel Rupp (J.Y. Humphreys, 1844; pages 466ff: "REFORMED METHODIST CHURCH" by Rev. Wesley Bailey, Utica)
- http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83031849/ Newspaper history - "Teetotaller"
- http://oneida.nygenweb.net/news.htm Oneida County newspaper history - "Liberty Press"
- Past and Present of Winneshiek County, Iowa (1913)
- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyononda/DEWITT/EARLYSET.HTM Kinne-Bailey genealogy, at RootsWeb [gives VermontVermontVermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
as birthplace] - History and Genealogy of a Branch of the Family of Kinne by Emerson Kinne (Higginson Book Co., 1881) [gives VermontVermontVermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
as birthplace] - Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States by John Howard Brown (James H. Lamb Co., 1900) [gives Fayetteville, New YorkFayetteville, New YorkFayetteville is a village located in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the village had a population of 4,190. The village is named after Lafayette, a national hero of both France and the United States...
as birthplace]