William Francis Bailey

| term_start = January 4, 1892 | term_end = January 3, 1898 | predecessor = ''Position established'' | successor = James O'Neill |order1 = 6th & 10th |title1 = Mayor of Eau Claire, Wisconsin | term_start1 = April 1882 | term_end1 = April 1884 | predecessor1 = E. T. Farr | successor1 = Henry D. Davis | term_start2 = April 1877 | term_end2 = April 1878 | predecessor2 = Levi M. Vilas | successor2 = George W. Chapman |office3 = District Attorney of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin | term_start3 = January 5, 1874 | term_end3 = January 4, 1876 | predecessor3 = Texas Angel | successor3 = Loren Edwards |party = Democratic |birth_date = |birth_place = Carmel, New York, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S. |restingplace = Oakwood Cemetery, |spouse = | }} |children = |allegiance = United States |branch = United States Volunteers
Union Army |rank = Captain, USV |unit = |battles = American Civil War }} William Francis Bailey Sr. (June 20, 1842April 5, 1915) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Democratic politician. He was the 6th and 10th mayor of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and served six years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge. During the American Civil War, he served as a Union Army officer in the New York volunteer infantry. Provided by Wikipedia