Born in Baileysville, he was the son of Robert D. Bailey Sr. and Sue Starkey Bailey. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army in the European Theater. Admitted to the bar in 1934, he inherited his father's law practice, including representation of railroads and timber companies in southern West Virginia, based in his home town of Pineville. His own wide-ranging business involvements included the Castle Rock Bank of Pineville, Radio Station WWYO, the Independent Herald newspaper, and the Pineville Gas Company.
A Democrat, he was Wyoming CountyProsecuting Attorney for a number of non-consecutive terms between 1943 and 1961. He was appointed West Virginia Secretary of State by Governor Hulett C. Smith on May 17, 1965, and was elected in 1966, serving until January 1969.[1][2]
After Smith's term ended, Bailey returned to private practice in his home town of Pineville.
He died on September 29, 1994, in Princeton, West Virginia, and was survived by his wife Jean H. Bailey, his son Robert D. Bailey III, and his three grandchildren, Angela Sue Osborn, Robert Darias Bailey IV, and Micah Alexander Bailey. Bailey was an avid fisherman, gardener, and local philanthropist.[3]
Referencesedit
^Myers, J. Howard, ed. (1967). West Virginia Blue Book 1967(PDF). Charleston: Jarrett Printing Company. p. 7. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
^Theis, Paul A.; Henshaw, Edmund L. Jr., eds. (1967). Who's Who In American Politics (1st ed.). New York: R. R. Bowker Company. p. 28. Retrieved May 6, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^"Robert D. Bailey Jr". Johnson City Press. October 1, 1994. p. 2. Retrieved May 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
robert, bailey, confused, with, robert, bailey, robert, darias, bailey, october, 1912, september, 1994, west, virginia, secretary, state, from, 1965, 1969, graduate, concord, college, washington, university, school, 21st, secretary, state, west, virginiain, of. Not to be confused with Robert Bailey Jr Robert Darias Bailey Jr October 12 1912 September 29 1994 was West Virginia Secretary of State from 1965 to 1969 He was a graduate of Concord College and Washington and Lee University School of Law Robert D Bailey Jr 21st Secretary of State of West VirginiaIn office May 17 1965 January 13 1969GovernorHulett C SmithPreceded byJoe F BurdettSucceeded byJay RockefellerPersonal detailsBornRobert Darias Bailey Jr 1912 10 12 October 12 1912Baileysville West VirginiaDiedSeptember 29 1994 1994 09 29 aged 81 Princeton West VirginiaPolitical partyDemocraticSpouseJean Hickman m 1944 wbr Children1EducationConcord CollegeWashington amp Lee UniversitySignatureMilitary serviceAllegiance United StatesBranch serviceUnited States ArmyYears of service1943 1946RankMaster sergeantBattles warsWorld War II Born in Baileysville he was the son of Robert D Bailey Sr and Sue Starkey Bailey During World War II he served in the U S Army in the European Theater Admitted to the bar in 1934 he inherited his father s law practice including representation of railroads and timber companies in southern West Virginia based in his home town of Pineville His own wide ranging business involvements included the Castle Rock Bank of Pineville Radio Station WWYO the Independent Herald newspaper and the Pineville Gas Company A Democrat he was Wyoming County Prosecuting Attorney for a number of non consecutive terms between 1943 and 1961 He was appointed West Virginia Secretary of State by Governor Hulett C Smith on May 17 1965 and was elected in 1966 serving until January 1969 1 2 After Smith s term ended Bailey returned to private practice in his home town of Pineville He died on September 29 1994 in Princeton West Virginia and was survived by his wife Jean H Bailey his son Robert D Bailey III and his three grandchildren Angela Sue Osborn Robert Darias Bailey IV and Micah Alexander Bailey Bailey was an avid fisherman gardener and local philanthropist 3 References edit Myers J Howard ed 1967 West Virginia Blue Book 1967 PDF Charleston Jarrett Printing Company p 7 Retrieved May 6 2023 Theis Paul A Henshaw Edmund L Jr eds 1967 Who s Who In American Politics 1st ed New York R R Bowker Company p 28 Retrieved May 6 2023 via Internet Archive Robert D Bailey Jr Johnson City Press October 1 1994 p 2 Retrieved May 6 2023 via Newspapers com Legal offices Preceded byClarence Worrell Prosecuting Attorney of Wyoming County West Virginia1953 1961 Succeeded byD Grove Moler Political offices Preceded byJoe F Burdett Secretary of State of West Virginia1965 1969 Succeeded byJay Rockefeller Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Law nbsp Politics nbsp West Virginia nbsp This article about a West Virginia politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert D Bailey Jr amp oldid 1222202011, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
