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"North Carolina Senator" Josiah Bailey Signed Check Dated 1925

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    "North Carolina Senator" Josiah Bailey Signed Check Dated 1925.
    ES-5024E
    Josiah William Bailey
    (September 14, 1873 – December 15, 1946) was an American politician who served as a
    U.S. senator
    from the state of
    North Carolina
    from 1931 to 1946. Born in
    Warrenton, North Carolina
    , he grew up in Raleigh and graduated from Wake Forest College (now
    Wake Forest University
    ). Before turning to a career in law, Bailey was editor of the
    Biblical Recorder
    , a newspaper for North Carolina
    Baptists
    . Elected to the
    United States Senate
    in 1930, defeating longtime incumbent
    Furnifold McLendel Simmons
    , Bailey earned a reputation as a conservative while in office. In 1937, he coauthored the bipartisan
    Conservative Manifesto
    , a document criticizing President
    Franklin Roosevelt
    's
    New Deal
    and proposing more conservative alternatives. Among other things, the Manifesto called for lower taxes and less spending.
    During his time in office, he served as chairman of the
    Committee on Claims
    and
    Committee on Commerce
    .