About Leonard C. Bailey
Lived 1825 – 1918 (aged 92–93). Leonard C. Bailey was a businessperson.
Leonard C. Bailey (c. 1825 - September 1, 1918) was an African-American entrepreneur, inventor, and banker. He founded one of the first African-American banks in the United States.
Bailey was born in about 1825 to a free African-American family. Growing up in poverty, Bailey worked as a barber and built up a chain of barbershops in Washington, D.C.
Bailey invented and received patents for a series of devices, many designed for military or government use. These included a collapsible, folding bed designed for easy storage and portability, an innovation adopted by the U.S. military;
Bailey died on September 1, 1918, of a sudden illness. He was buried in what is now known as the National Harmony Memorial Park in Largo, Maryland.
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Who was Leonard C. Bailey?
(1825-1918)
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Leonard C. Bailey was born in 1825.
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Leonard C. Bailey died in 1918.
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Leonard C. Bailey was a businessperson.
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