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| spouse=Penelope Dickerson Bailey
| spouse=Penelope Dickerson Bailey
| children=Apparently none<br>
| children=Apparently none<br>
'''Parents''':>br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Berrien F. and Lucy Ann Teagle Baile
Berrien F. and Lucy Ann Teagle Baile
| religion=[[Methodist]]
| religion=[[Methodist]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Populist Party|Populist]]-returned-Democrat
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Populist Party|Populist]]-returned-Democrat
}}
}}
'''Bryant William Bailey''' (July 29, 1868 – February 3, 1961)<ref name=cemeteryrecords>Winnfield (Louisiana) City Cemetery records.</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, published by the Louisiana Historical Association, '' lists Bailey's lifespan as 1866 – February 5, 1962.</ref> was a [[Louisiana]] [[business]]man, [[politician]], and [[journalist]] who became a leading figure during the 1890s in the short-lived [[Populist Party]].
'''Bryant William Bailey''' (July 29, 1868 – February 3, 1961)<ref name=cemeteryrecords>Winnfield (Louisiana) City Cemetery records.</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, published by the Louisiana Historical Association, '' lists Bailey's lifespan as 1866 – February 5, 1962.</ref> was a [[Louisiana]] [[business]]man, [[politician]], and [[journalist]] who became a leading figure during the 1890s in the short-lived [[Populist Party]].
==Background==
==Background==
Bailey was born and briefly educated in Winn Parish to Berrien F. and Lucy Ann Teagle Bailey, immigrants from Cuthbert, [[Georgia]]. In October 1890, he moved from his family property to the seat of government in Winnfield to become the manager of a branch store of the local Farmers Union Cooperative Association. By 1894, he was owner of the Bailey Hotel in Winnfield. In 1902, Bailey drilled the first [[oil]] well in Winn Parish,<ref name=bailey>{{cite web|url=http://genforum.genealogy.com/bailey/messages/9169.html|title=Zachariah and Bryant Bailey|publisher=genforum.genealogy.com|accessdate=January 9, 2020}}</ref> a year after the first such structure had been undertaken in the state in 1901 near Jennings in Jeff Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-h/|title=Heywood, Walter Scott|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association: ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography''|accessdate=January 9, 2020}}</ref>
Bailey was born and briefly educated in Winn Parish to Berrien F. and Lucy Ann Teagle Bailey, immigrants from Cuthbert, [[Georgia]]. In October 1890, he moved from his family property to the seat of government in Winnfield to become the manager of a branch store of the local Farmers Union Cooperative Association. By 1894, he was owner of the Bailey Hotel in Winnfield. In 1902, Bailey drilled the first [[oil]] well in Winn Parish,<ref name=bailey>{{cite web|url=http://genforum.genealogy.com/bailey/messages/9169.html|title=Zachariah and Bryant Bailey|publisher=genforum.genealogy.com|accessdate=January 9, 2020}}</ref> a year after the first such structure had been undertaken in the state in 1901 near Jennings in Jeff Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-h/|title=Heywood, Walter Scott|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association: ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography''|accessdate=January 9, 2020}}</ref>
==Winnfield civic leader==
==Winnfield civic leader==
By 1904, the Populist Party had disbanded. In 1908, Bailey was elected to a single term as a Democrat to the office of Winn Parish [[sheriff]]. In 1913, after his tenure as sheriff, Bailey began a 20-year stint as vice president and then president<ref name=bailey/> of the Bank of Winnfield.<ref name=lahist/> He worked to establish the Northwest Louisiana Game and Fish Preserve. He obtained state legislative funds to build a dam on Saline Lake near the boundary of Winn and [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] parishes. Bailey worked for improved roads and was partly instrumental in securing the wide city streets of Winnfield. He was influential in removing livestock from municipal streets.<ref name=bailey/>
By 1904, the Populist Party had disbanded. In 1908, Bailey was elected to a single term as a Democrat to the office of Winn Parish [[sheriff]]. In 1913, after his tenure as sheriff, Bailey began a 20-year stint as vice president and then president<ref name=bailey/> of the Bank of Winnfield.<ref name=lahist/> He worked to establish the Northwest Louisiana Game and Fish Preserve. He obtained state legislative funds to build a dam on Saline Lake near the boundary of Winn and [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] parishes. Bailey worked for improved roads and was partly instrumental in securing the wide city streets of Winnfield. He was influential in removing livestock from municipal streets.<ref name=bailey/>
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Louisiana People]]