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Abraham Baily

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Abraham Baily
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
1815–1818
Preceded bynew district
Succeeded bySamuel Cochran
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the Chester and Delaware counties district
In office
1814–1815
Preceded byJohn Gemmill
Succeeded bydistrict ended
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Chester County district
In office
1808–1813
Personal details
Born(1760-09-05)September 5, 1760
West Bradford Township, Province of Pennsylvania
DiedAugust 13, 1825(1825-08-13) (aged 64)
Political partyFederalist
Spouse(s)
Phebe Carpenter
(m. 1789)

Rachel Carpenter
(m. 1802)
Children10
Occupation
  • Politician
  • physician

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

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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

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c James, Arthur E. (1947). Chester County Clocks and Their Makers. Chester County Historical Society. pp. 37–39. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Abraham Baily". Pennsylvania Senate Library. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Thomson, W. W., ed. (1898). Chester County and Its People. The Union History Company. pp. 438–439, 464. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via Archive.org.Open access icon