Editing Samuel Bailey (section)

==Life==
Bailey was born at [[Sheffield]] on 5 July 1791, the son of Joseph Bailey and Mary Eadon. His father was among the first of those Sheffield [[merchant]]s who went to the United States to establish trade connections. After a few years in his father's business, he retired from all business concerns with an ample fortune, although he remained connected with the Sheffield Banking Company, of which he was a founder in 1831 and served as [[Chair (official)|chairman]] for many years.<ref name="EWFB">{{cite book|last=White|first=Lawrence|title=Free Banking in Britain|url=https://iea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/upldbook115pdf.pdf|edition=2nd|year=1995|publisher=Institute of Economic Affairs|isbn=9780255363754}}</ref>{{rp|78}} Although an ardent liberal, he took little part in political affairs. On two occasions, he stood for Sheffield as a "[[Radicals (UK)|philosophic radical]]" parliamentary candidate, but without success.

His life is for the most part a history of his numerous and varied publications. He died suddenly on 18 January 1870, leaving over £80,000 to the town [[trustee]]s of Sheffield for public use.