John Hailey

John Hailey ( born August 29, 1835 Smith County, Tennessee; † April 10, 1921 in Boise, Idaho ) was an American politician. Between 1873 and 1875, and from 1885 to 1887, he represented the Idaho Territory as a delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years

John Hailey attended the public schools of his home. In 1848 he moved with his parents in the Dade County, Missouri, in 1853, he moved to Oregon. There he took in 1855 as a lieutenant part in an Indian war. In 1862 he settled in Idaho Territory, where he dealt with the livestock and mining.

Political rise

Hailey was a member of the Democratic Party. In 1872 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he became the successor of Samuel Augustus Merritt as a delegate of its territory on 4 March 1873. In 1874 he gave up another candidacy. Therefore, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1875.

In 1880 he was a member and President of the Territorial Government. In the congressional elections of 1884 Hailey ran successfully for a return to the U.S. House of Representatives. So that he could replace the previous delegates Theodore Frelinghuysen Singiser on March 4, 1885. After he was not re-elected in the elections of 1886, he was also able to attend this time only one term in Congress.

Further CV

After the end of his political activities in the federal capital Washington to Hailey dedicated his private business. In 1899 he was appointed head of the penitentiary of Idaho. John Hailey died in April 1921. He was married since August 7, 1856 by Louise M. Griffin, with whom he had six children, including his son Thomas, who was to become a judge of the Supreme Court of Oregon later.

The city of Hailey, Idaho is named after John Hailey.