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8th lieutenant governor of Arkansas For other people named Robert Bailey, see Robert Bailey (disambiguation).
Robert B. Bailey
8th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
In office
January 12, 1937 – January 12, 1943
GovernorCarl E. Bailey
Preceded byLee Cazort
Succeeded byJames L. Shaver
President of the Arkansas Senate
In office
January 12, 1925 – January 10, 1927
Preceded byJake Wilson
Succeeded byLee Cazort
Member of the Arkansas Senate
from the Fourth district
In office
January 12, 1931 – January 14, 1935
Preceded byPaul McKennon
Succeeded byArmil Taylor
In office
January 8, 1923 – January 10, 1927
Preceded byLee Cazort
Succeeded byPaul McKennon
Personal details
BornAugust 7, 1889
Knott County, Kentucky
DiedDecember 23, 1957(1957-12-23) (aged 68)
Russellville, Arkansas
Resting placeOakland Cemetery
Russellville, Arkansas
SpouseSibyl Bailey (née Craig)
Alma materKentucky Wesleyan College
University of Michigan
ProfessionLawyer, politician

Robert Ballard "Bob" Bailey (August 7, 1892 – December 23, 1957) was a lawyer and Democratic politician from Russellville, Arkansas. Winning a seat in the Arkansas Senate in 1923, he represented the Fourth District (Johnson and Pope counties) for eight of the next twelve years. Following ten years in private practice, Bailey was elected Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas in 1936, serving three two-year terms. As lieutenant governor, Bailey often served as acting governor when the governor was out of state.

Early life and career

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Political career

Bailey served as lieutenant governor under Carl E. Bailey as well as Governor Homer M. Adkins' first lieutenant governor.

References

  1. "SOS" (1998), p. 204.
  2. "SOS" (1998), p. 204.
  3. "SOS" (1998), pp. 280–282.
  4. "SOS" (1998), p. 278.
  5. "SOS" (1998), p. 283.
  6. "SOS" (1998), pp. 282–289.
  7. "SOS" (1998), pp. 277–282.
Political offices
Preceded byLee Cazort Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
1937–1943
Succeeded byJames L. Shaver
Lieutenant governors of Arkansas


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