W. C. Bailey

{{short description|American politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

|name = W. C. Bailey

|image =

|caption =

|birth_date = {{birth date|1843|7|27}}

|birth_place = Delavan, Wisconsin, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|1915|2|22|1843|7|27}}

|death_place = San Jose, California, U.S.

|state_senate = California

|district = 32nd

|term = January 5, 1891 - January 7, 1895

|preceded = E. B. Conklin

|succeeded = Reynold Linder

|party = Republican

|spouse = Frances Bass (m. 1875)

|children = 3

|education =

|branch = {{flag|United States Army}}

|battles = American Civil War

|rank = Corporal

}}

Willard Chapin Bailey (July 27, 1843 – February 22, 1915) served in the California State Senate for the 32nd district from 1891 to 1895. He served in the Union Army with Company F, 40th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment as a corporal during the American Civil War.{{cite book|last1=Vassar|first1=Alexander C.|title=Legislators of California|date=2011|url=http://media.onevoter.org/reports/Legislators_of_California.pdf|accessdate=23 November 2016}}

He also was city manager of San Jose, California.{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}}