Franklin

BAILEY, Myron W.

Men of Vermont: an Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of 
Vermont. Ullery. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Pub. Co., 1894, part II, pp 
12-13 (portrait p 13)

Myron W. BAILEY, of St. Albans [Franklin County, Vermont]. was born 09 
February 1837 at Waterville [Lamoille County, Vermont]. Commencing his 
education at the common schools, and at the Bakersfield Academy, he 
afterwards attended the People's Academy at Morrisville, where he prepared 
for College, but ill health obliged him to resign his hope of a liberal 
education. In the spring of 1857 he commenced the study of law in the office 
of Hon. Homer E. ROYCE, and continued the same under Waldo BRIGHAM until the 
summer of 1858, when he entered the law department of the University of 
Albany [New York], where he graduated in May 1859, and was admitted as an 
attorney and counselor at law in the supreme court at Albany [Albany County], 
New York, and at the April term was admitted to the bar of Franklin County 
[Vermont]. He then commenced the practice of his profession at Bridgeport 
[Addison County, Vermont] and continued until June 1861.

When the war began he determined to serve his country, and enlisted in 
Company H, Third Regiment Vermont Volunteers, and was mustered into service 
16 July 1861, and soon after went to the front with his regiment, which was 
stationed near the Chain Bridge. He was present at the battle of 
Lewinsville, Virginia, 11 September 1861, but in the last of the month while 
on picket duty he was severely wounded in the lower part of the back, the 
result of which was a paralysis of the lower limbs, and he was discharged 05 
February 1862.

Judge [Myron W.] BAILEY married Mary L., daughter of Sherman W. and Catharine 
SEARS. Their children are: (1) Carrie M., wife of E. W. THOMPSON; and (2) 
Katharine S., wife of Eben E. McLEOD. Mr. BAILEY has held many town offices 
and has been judge of probate for Franklin County and district from 01 
December 1867 up to the present [1894] time, and was railroad commissioner 
from 1872 to 1878. He is a member of the Masonic order, and is a past 
officer of Missisquoi Lodge, No. 9. 

Submitted by Cathy Kubly