Bailly, Henry G.
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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
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION |
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| Date of Birth: | Date of Death: ??/??/1865 (uncertain) | |
| Birth Place: Minnesota | Birth County: | Birth Country: United States |
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| Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Bailey | ||
| Gender: Male | Religion: | Reported Minority: Native American |
| City of Residence (when first elected): Hastings
Occupation (when first elected): Merchant |
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| Territorial Democratic Constitutional Convention | 6th Council District, Minnesota Territory | Elected | 07/13/1857 to 08/29/1857 |
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| Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Alexis Bailly - Father |
GENERAL NOTES |
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The Minnesota Constitutional Debates, 1857 and the Journal of the Senate 1857-58, list his last name as Bailly; Toensing lists Bailey. 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.) |
| Legislative Session: 1 (1857-1859) |
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| Body: Senate | Elected: 10/13/1857 | Term of Office: 12/2/1857 to 12/6/1859 | ||
| District: 03 | Residence: Hastings | |||
| Counties Represented: Dakota | ||||
| Occupation: None Listed | ||||
| Party: Democratic | ||||
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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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