Taber D. Bailey
Taber D. Bailey | |
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| 75th President of the Maine Senate | |
| In office January 3, 1917 – January 1, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Ira G. Hersey |
| Succeeded by | Leon F. Higgins |
| Member of the Maine Senate from the 10th district | |
| In office January 3, 1923 – January 7, 1925 | |
| In office January 3, 1917 – January 1, 1919 | |
| In office January 1, 1913 – January 6, 1915 | |
| Constituency | Penobscot County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Taber Davis Bailey April 5, 1874 Old Town, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | January 17, 1938 (aged 63) Bangor, Maine, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Leila M. McDonald |
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Taber Davis Bailey (April 5, 1874 – January 17, 1938) was an American lawyer and politician from Maine. Bailey, a Republican from Bangor, Maine, represented Penobscot County in the Maine Senate for three non-consecutive terms between 1912 and 1924.
Bailey was born on April 5, 1874, in Old Town, Maine. His father, Charles Bailey was a prominent attorney in Penobscot County and was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 1870. Taber Bailey grew up in Bangor and graduated from Bangor High School in 1892. He then attended Bowdoin College, from which he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1896. After graduating from Bowdoin, Bailey began studying law in the Bangor law firm of Daniel F. Davis and his father, Charles A. Bailey. Two years later he was admitted to practice law in Maine courts.