firstly, in 1869, Catherine Smith (d. 1892) of Benson, Oxfordshire; and secondly, in 1896, Lily Fass of Queen's Gate Gardens. He had three sons, Percy James Bailey (Lieut. 12th Royal Lancers), Frederick George Glyn Bailey, Sidney Robert Bailey (Admiral, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O.; commander Battlecruiser Squadron (United Kingdom) 1934–1936; lived 1882–1942), and three daughters, Alice, Augusta Dunthorne Bailey (1872–1949) who married Vivian Nickalls (1871-1947), and Marie Elizabeth. He had a home in Harrington Gardens, South Kensington, S.W.; and he purchased the 700 acre Shortgrove estate, Newport, Essex in 1894 from Lord Cardross. Bailey was one of the 1883 founders of the Constitutional Club, a club closely aligned to the Conservative party. He was also a member of two other gentlemen's clubs in London, the Carlton Club, a venue for political discussions between Conservative MPs, and the Junior Carlton Club which was also closely aligned to the Conservative party. Bailey made time for several interests aside from his hotelier and political career. His hobbies included hunting and shooting; but, while he was a supporter of the Essex hunt, he must not be confused with James David Bailey, its huntsman between 1879 and 1920. Between 1878 and 1894, Bailey was active as a Kensington vestryman and People's Churchwarden. Bailey retained an affinity for his childhood home town, Mattishall, as, in 1894, he donated a church organ to All Saints' Church Mattishall in memory of his mother. He was knighted on 18 December 1905, and died five years later, aged 69, at his London home, 58 Rutland Gate, leaving an estate valued at £245,000. References External links 1840 births 1910 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 Knights Bachelor Deputy Lieutenants of Norfolk British hoteliers Politicians awarded knighthoods People from Breckland District 19th-century English businesspeople