[1] Bailey moved to Nemaha County, Kansas, in 1879, and became a successful farmer, rancher, and banker.

In 1902 Bailey won the Republican gubernatorial nomination and the general election and served as Governor of Kansas from 1903 to 1905.

During his tenure, construction on the state capitol was completed, railroad commissioners and the office of state printer became elective positions, and a law banning gambling devices was sanctioned.

[3] Bailey moved to Atchison, Kansas, in 1907 and engaged in the banking business.

[5] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress