Willis J. Bailey

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16^th Governor of Kansas
Willis Joshua Bailey

In office January 12, 1903 – January 9, 1905
Lieutenant	David John Hanna
Preceded by	William E. Stanley
Succeeded by	Edward W. Hoch

Born	October 12, 1854 Carroll County, Illinois
Died	May 19, 1932 Mission Hills, Kansas
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Ida B. Albert Weede
Profession	farmer, banker
Religion	Baptist

Willis Joshua Bailey (October 12, 1854 - May 19, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas and sixteenth Governor of Kansas.

Born in Carroll County, Illinois, Bailey attended the common schools, Mount Carroll High School, and the University of Illinois at Urbana. He moved to Nemaha County, Kansas, in 1879. He engaged in agricultural pursuits, stock raising, and banking. Founded the town of Baileyville, Kansas. He served as member of the Kansas House of Representatives 1888-1890. He served as president of the Republican State League in 1893. He served as member of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture 1895-1899.

Bailey was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1901). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1900 to the Fifty-seventh Congress. Governor of Kansas 1903-1905. He moved to Atchison, Kansas, in 1907 and engaged in the banking business.

Bailey was elected a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Missouri, in 1914, governor in 1922, and served until his death in Mission Hills, Kansas, May 19, 1932. He was interred in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kansas.