Abraham Baily Explained

Abraham Baily
State Senate:Pennsylvania
District:2nd
Term Start:1815
Term End:1818
Predecessor:new district
State Senate2:Pennsylvania
District2:Chester and Delaware counties
Term Start2:1814
Term End2:1815
Successor2:district ended
State House3:Pennsylvania
District3:Chester County
Term Start3:1808
Term End3:1813
Birth Date:5 September 1760
Spouse:
Children:10

Abraham Baily (September 5, 1760 – August 13, 1825) was an American politician and physician from Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1808 to 1813. He also served in the Pennsylvania Senate from 1814 to 1818.

Early life

Abraham Baily was born on September 5, 1760, in West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania, to Elizabeth (née Marshall) and Joel Baily. His father was a clockmaker. Baily received an education through teachers employed by his family. He studied medicine with his cousin Moses Marshall under Dr. Nicholas Way of Wilmington, Delaware. At the age of 17, he witnessed surgery at the Battle of Brandywine. He also attended lectures at the medical school in Philadelphia, but did not graduate.[1] [2]

Career

After attending lectures, Baily was a surgeon on a privateer vessel-of-war that traveled to France. After returning, he practiced medicine until around 1789 with Humphrey Hill and Cadwallader Evans under the firm Baily, Hill & Evans.[2] In 1794, he served as a captain against the Whiskey Rebellion. and worked at Andover Works in Sussex County, New Jersey. He moved to West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania, before 1800 and resumed practicing medicine. He operated a general store in Marshallton.[1] [2]

Baily was a Federalist. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1808 to 1813.[1] [2] He represented Chester and Delaware counties in the Pennsylvania Senate from 1814 to 1815. He then represented both counties as the 2nd district from 1815 to 1818.[2] [3] At the time of his death, he was serving as justice of the peace.[2]

Personal life

Baily married Phebe Carpenter, daughter of John Carpenter, of West Bradford in 1789. They had six children. He married Rachel Carpenter, sister of Phebe, in 1802. They had four children.[2]

Baily was a member of the committee that escorted Marquis de Lafayette on the Battle of Brandywine battlefield on July 26, 1825, during Lafayette's visit to the United States. During the day on horseback, Baily irritated his bladder and that led to his death on August 13, 1825.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: James, Arthur E. . Chester County Clocks and Their Makers . 1947 . Chester County Historical Society . 37–39 . . 2023-11-26.
  2. Web site: Abraham Baily . Pennsylvania Senate Library . 2023-11-26.
  3. Book: Chester County and Its People . Thomson . W. W. . 1898 . The Union History Company . 438–439, 464 . . 2023-11-26.