Frank M. Bailey Explained

Term Start:	October 1, 1919
Term End:	1921
Term Start2:	1907
Term End2:	1915
Birth Date:	27 September 1876
Party:	Democratic Party

Frank M. Bailey was an American attorney and judge from the U.S. state of Oklahoma who served on the Oklahoma Supreme Court between 1919 and 1921.

Biography

Frank M. Bailey was born on September 27, 1876, in Mississippi.^{[1] [2]} At 27, he moved to Chickasha, Oklahoma and began practicing law. He served as the judge for the 15th judicial district between 1907 and 1915 and as a justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court between 1919 and 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, he lost his re-election campaign in 1921 to the Republican nominee, George M. Nicholson.^[3] He was twice president of the Oklahoma Bar Association in 1917 and 1937. He died on November 9, 1958. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1932.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bailey, Frank Moye, 1876-1958 . archives.libraries.ou.edu . . 28 September 2023.
2. Web site: Frank Bailey, Class of 1932 . oklahomahof.com . . 28 September 2023.
3. Book: Kerr . William F. . Gainer . Ina . The Story of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: "the Biggest Little City in the World" . 1922 . . 485 . 28 September 2023 . en.