| Willis Joshua Bailey | |
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| 16th Governor of Kansas | |
| In office January 12, 1903 – January 9, 1905 |
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| Lieutenant | David John Hanna |
| Preceded by | William E. Stanley |
| Succeeded by | Edward W. Hoch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 12, 1854 Carroll County, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 1932 (aged 77) Mission Hills, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ida B. Albert Weede |
| Profession | farmer, banker |
| Religion | Baptist |
Willis Joshua Bailey (October 12, 1854 – May 19, 1932) was a United States Representative from Kansas and the 16th Governor of Kansas.
Born in Carroll County, Illinois, Bailey attended the common schools, Mount Carroll High School, and the University of Illinois at Urbana. He moved to Nemaha County, Kansas, in 1879. He engaged in agricultural pursuits, stock raising, and banking. Bailey founded the town of Baileyville, Kansas. He served as member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1888 to 1890. He served as president of the Republican State League in 1893. He served as member of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture from 1895 to 1899.
Bailey was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1900 to the Fifty-seventh Congress. Bailey served as Governor of Kansas from 1903 to 1905. He moved to Atchison, Kansas, in 1907 and engaged in the banking business.
Bailey was elected a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Missouri, in 1914, governor in 1922, and served until his death in Mission Hills, Kansas, May 19, 1932. He was interred in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kansas.
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| Preceded by Jo Zach Miller, Jr. |
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President 1922 - 1932 |
Succeeded by George Henry Hamilton |
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