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    Bailly, Henry G.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Territorial Council 1856-57 (District 6); Democratic Constitutional Convention 1857 (District 6); Senate 1857-58 (District 3)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic

    Counties Served:  Dakota, Rice, Scott

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 10/29/1828
    Birth Place: , Minnesota
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 1/7/1865
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: American Indian
    Other Names:
    Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Bailey
    City of Residence (when first elected): Hastings
    Occupation (when first elected): Merchant

    EDUCATION

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Territorial Democratic Constitutional Convention: 6th Council District, Minnesota Territory; 07/13/1857 to 08/29/1857 [Elected]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
    Alexis Bailly  - Father

    GENERAL NOTES

    The Minnesota Constitutional Debates, 1857, the United States Census, 1857, the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1872, and the Journal of the Senate 1857-58, list his last name as Bailly; Toensing lists Bailey.

    According to an Adjutant General's report, he died January 7, 1865, of wounds received at
    the Battle of Nashville.

    His father was one-fourth Ottawa Indian. (The Life of Alexis Bailly, Minnesota Pioneer)

    His mother, Lucy Faribault, "was the child of a French trader and a mixed-blood mother." (Gilman, Rhoda. Henry Hastings Sibley: Divided Heart. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 2004.)

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    Total Days Served: 1435

    SESSIONS SERVED

    1st Legislative Session (1857-1858)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 03
    Elected: 10/13/1857
    Residence: Hastings
    Term of Office: 12/2/1857 to 12/6/1859
    Counties Represented: Dakota
    Occupation: Gentleman
    Party: Democratic Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by Minnesota in Three Centuries.
    Committees:
    • Enrollment (Chair)
    • Printing
    Session Notes: He was sworn in on December 7, 1857 and subscribed to the oath of office on December 8, 1857. An 1858-59 session was not held due to the protracted session of 1857-58. (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1872, p. 66) Thus, even though the first session was adjourned on August 12, 1858; the term end date for it is listed as the day before the second legislative session's start date.
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    8th Territorial Legislative Session (1857)

      Session Details
    Body: Territorial Council
    District: 06
    Elected: 10/9/1855
    Residence: Hastings
    Term of Office: 1/2/1856 to 12/1/1857
    Counties Represented: Dakota, Rice, Scott
    Occupation: Merchant
    Party: Democratic
    Committees:
    • Agricultural and Manufactures
    • Public Buildings (Chair)

    7th Territorial Legislative Session (1856)

      Session Details
    Body: Territorial Council
    District: 06
    Elected: 10/9/1855
    Residence: Hastings
    Term of Office: 1/2/1856 to 12/1/1857
    Counties Represented: Dakota, Rice, Scott
    Occupation: Merchant
    Party: Democratic
    Committees:
    • Agriculture and Manufactures

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Photographs
    Henry G. Bailey of Hastings, member of the First State Legislature (ca. 1858) From the Minnesota Historical Society's Visual Resources Database


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