Brochure, Campaign - Carl Bailey Gubernatorial

 
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Brochure, Campaign - Carl Bailey Gubernatorial
Brochure, Campaign - Carl Bailey Gubernatorial
Brochure, Campaign - Carl Bailey Gubernatorial
Brochure, Campaign - Carl Bailey Gubernatorial

Brochure, Campaign - Carl Bailey Gubernatorial

Object number2003.086.01
Date1937
OriginLittle Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions7 15/16 × 8 15/16 in. (20.2 × 22.7 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA gubernatorial campaign brochure for Carl Bailey. Black text on buff background with a black and white image of Bailey is on the front cover with "A Story of $3,000,000 Saved for the Taxpayers by Carl Bailey as Prosecuting Attorney of Pulaski and Perry Counties." On the inside pages there are examples of Bailey saving money for the state. On the back is another black and white image of Bailey with "Elect Carl Bailey Your Governor."

    Carl Edward Bailey was born on October 8, 1894 in Bernie, Missouri. Bailey married Margaret Bristol on October 10, 1915; they had six children. In 1922, Bailey was granted permission to practice law, and in 1924 he moved to Little Rock where he opened a private practice. Bailey was named Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in 1926, and in 1930 was elected the Prosecuting Attorney of the Sixth Judicial District. In 1934, Baily won the election for attorney general, and in 1936 he was elected governor. Bailey was reelected in 1938 and in 1940 he ran for an unprecedented third term, however, he lost to Homer Adkins. On October 23, 1948, Bailey died of a heart attack.

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