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Doctor William J. Bailey (January 13 1807-February 5 1876) was a British born pioneer and politician in the Oregon Country. Bailey participated in the Champoeg Meetings that led to the creation of a provisional government in Oregon. Bailey was then a member of that government, first on the Executive Committee and latter in the Provisional Legislature of Oregon.

Early life

Dr. Bailey was born in the United Kingdom on January 13 1807. In England he studied medicine before his mother brought him to the United States sometime before 1834. Bailey’s group included John Woodward, George Gay, and John Turner. The murder occurred while Bailey was participating in the Willamette Cattle Company cattle drive from Mexican owned California to Oregon. In charge of that cattle drive was Ewing Young, who had murdered several natives on his own journey to Oregon in 1834, which led to the attack on the Bailey party the following year. In Oregon he married Margaret Jewett Smith from the Methodist Mission. The two didn't have any children and divorced in 1854. Margaret would write for the Oregon Spectator as well as literary works. Bailey later remarried.

Politics

In February 1841, attempts to create a government in Oregon Country began, and intensified after Ewing Young died without a will or known heir. During these meetings Bailey was selected as chairman to the committee that was responsible for drafting the constitution and laws of a government. However these plans for a government fell through at that time, only to re-surface in 1843 with the final Champoeg Meetings leading to the creation of a provisional government in Oregon.
During the provisional government William Bailey served as a member of the Second Executive Committee, along with Peter G. Stewart and Osborne Russell. This committee acted in place of a single executive, but the second committee was replaced by a single executive to streamline the executive branch of the government. The first governor under the new law was George Abernethy. Later, in 1848, Bailey was elected to the provisional legislature from the Champooick district.

Later life

Doctor Bailey died at Champoeg on February 5 1876. He was buried at St. Paul Cemetery in St. Paul, Oregon.

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