Douglas Baily Explained

Douglas B. Baily
Birth Date:27 January 1937
Birth Place:Evanston, Illinois
Residence:Oakland, Oregon
Office:Attorney General of Alaska
Term Start:February 16, 1989
Term End:January 1990
Governor:Steve Cowper
Predecessor:Grace Berg Schaible
Successor:Charles E. Cole
Office2:United States Attorney for the District of Alaska
President2:Richard Nixon
Term Start2:1969
Term End2:1971
Predecessor2:Marvin W. Frankel
Successor2:G. Kent Edwards
Party:Republican
Occupation:Lawyer
Children:3
Alma Mater:Beloit College (BS)
University of Illinois (LLB)

Douglas B. "Doug" Baily (born January 27, 1937) is an American lawyer. Baily served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska from 1969 to 1971, and was the Attorney General of Alaska from 1989 to 1990. He served as administrative assistant to Governor Jay Hammond and as a trustee of the Alaska Permanent Fund.

Tenure as attorney general

The most controversial issue that arose during his tenure as state attorney general was the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, on March 24, 1989. After the spill, Baily filed multiple court cases against Exxon Corp. and the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company.[1]

Personal life

Douglas and his wife Landa live in Homer, Ak. Prior residence in Oakland, Oregon where they maintained the Old Baily Heritage Farm. The Old Baily Heritage Farm raised rare breeds of American Livestock, including Myotonic Goats, Dexter Cattle, and America Guinea Hogs, and is a sustaining member of the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, the pioneer organization in the U.S. working to conserve historic breeds and genetic diversity in American livestock.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lee. Patrick. Critics of New Alaska Field Fear Oil-Shipping Mishaps : Environment: They point to past pollution, safety and other problems of Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.. Los Angeles Times. September 16, 1991. June 8, 2015.