Douglas Baily

Douglas B. "Doug" Baily (born January 27, 1937) is an American lawyer. Baily served as U.S. Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Alaska from 1969 to 1971, and was the Attorney General of Alaska from 1989 to 1990.

Douglas B. Baily
Attorney General of Alaska
In office February 16, 1989 – January 1990
Governor	Steve Cowper
Preceded by	Grace Berg Schaible
Succeeded by	Charles E. Cole
United States Attorney for the District of Alaska
In office 1969–1971
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Marvin W. Frankel
Succeeded by	G. Kent Edwards
Personal details
Born	(1937-01-27) January 27, 1937 Evanston, Illinois
Political party	Republican
Children	Drew, Reeve & Lance
Residence	Oakland, Oregon
Occupation	Lawyer

Tenure as Attorney General

The most controversial issue that arose during his tenure as State Attorney General was the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, on March 24, 1989. After the spill, Baily filed multiple court cases against Exxon Corp. and the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company.[1]

Personal life

Douglas and his wife Landa live in Oakland, Oregon and maintain the Old Baily Heritage Farm. The Old Baily Heritage Farm raises rare breeds of American Livestock, including Myotonic Goats, Dexter Cattle, and America Guinea Hogs, and is a sustaining member of the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, the pioneer organization in the U.S. working to conserve historic breeds and genetic diversity in American livestock.

References

1. Lee, Patrick (September 16, 1991). "Critics of New Alaska Field Fear Oil-Shipping Mishaps : Environment: They point to past pollution, safety and other problems of Alyeska Pipeline Service Co". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 8, 2015.