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Up for sale "North Carolina Senator" Josiah Bailey Hand Signed Check Dated 1924.
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.
