Ray Vernon Bailey

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State Representative
Democrat
Lawyer
Wright
63
01/13/1969 - 09/08/1969
75

Clarion Wright County Democrat Born Dec. 14, 1913, Royal, Iowa, B. A. cum laude, Juris Doctor cum laude, SUI, 1935 and 1937. Lawyer and patent attorney, member of bar in Iowa and Illinois, and licensed to practice before U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. Investigator for U.S. Civil Service Commission and patent advisor, war department, during World War II. Director Clarion Community Development Commission. Past chairman of public affairs committee Wright County Extension Council, director Colonial Homes, Inc., Board of Okoboji Protective Assn. Attends Methodist and Christian Science Churches. Member Lions Club; Wright County, Iowa State, and American Bar Assns.; and Patent Law Revision Committee of Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Section of American Bar Assn. Past chairman public affairs committee of Wright County Extension Council, past member Clarion board of education, member SUI Alumni Council, past president SUI Dads' Assn. and present member of the executive board. Listed in Who's Who in the Midwest and World Who's Who in Commerce and Industry. Married Maxine Sheldon. Two sons: Theron S. and George Bryan. Serving third term.

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State Representative
Democrat
Lawyer
Wright
62
01/09/1967 - 01/12/1969
75

Clarion Wright County Democrat. Born Dec. 14, 1913, Royal, Iowa. B.A. cum laude, Juris Doctor cum laude, SUI, 1935 and 1937. Lawyer and patent attorney, member of bar in Iowa and Illinois and licensed to practice before U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. Investigator, U.S. Civil Service Commission and patent advisor, war department, during World War II. Director of Clarion Community Development Commission, chairman of public affairs committee of Wright County Extension Council, director of Colonial Homes, Inc., Methodist and Christian Science Churches, Lions Club, Silver Beaver Award. Clarion board of education, member of SUI Alumni Council, president of SUI Dads Association. Member Wright County, Iowa State and American Bar Assns, and Inventor's Committee of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section of American Bar Assn. Listed in World Who's Who In Commerce and Industry and in Who's Who in the Midwest. Married Maxine Sheldon. Two sons: Theron S. and George Bryan. Serving second term.

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State Representative
Democrat
Lawyer
Wright
61
01/11/1965 - 01/08/1967
75

Clarion Wright County Democrat. Born December 14, 1913, Royal, Iowa, son of Geo. L. and Marie Albers Bailey. Attended Royal public school. B.A. cum laude, Juris Doctor cum laude, University of Iowa, 1935 and 1937; board of editors, Iowa Law Review. Lawyer and patent attorney, member of bar in Iowa and Illinois and licensed to practice before U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. Research patent counsel, U.S. Gypsum Company, Chicago, 1937-1939. Investigator, U.S. civil service commission and patent advisor, war department, during World War II. Besides limited activity in legal profession, devotes much time to property and farm management, owning farms in Wright and Clay Counties. Director of Clarion Community Development Commission, chairman of public affairs committee of Wright County Extension Council, director of Colonial Homes, Inc., Methodist and Christian Science Churches, Lions Club. Silver Beaver Award from Boy Scouts of America. Many years on Clarion board of education, member of University of Iowa Alumni Council, president of University of Iowa Dads Association. Member Wright County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations and inventor's Committee of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section of American Bar Association. Listed in World Who's Who in Commerce and Industry and in Who's Who in the Midwest. Married Maxine Sheldon June 18, 1938. Two sons: Theron S. in college of Law at University of Iowa and George Bryan, entering university in September, 1965.

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