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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriWilliam Van Ness BAY
(1818-1894)
BAY, William Van Ness, a
Representative from Missouri; born in Hudson, N.Y., November 23,
1818; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the
bar; moved to Union, Franklin County, Mo., in 1836 and commenced
the practice of law; member of the State house of representatives
1844-1848; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first Congress
(March 4, 1849-March 3, 1851); resumed the practice of law;
appointed judge of the State supreme court in 1862; elected to this
position in 1863 and served until removed by Governor Fletcher in
1865; moved to St. Louis, Mo., and again resumed the practice of
law; retired in 1886 and moved to Eureka, Mo., where he died
February 10, 1894; interment in Oak Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, St.
Louis County, Mo.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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