Dewey C. Bailey Explained

Dewey C. Bailey
Birth Date:1 September 1860
Birth Place:Coldwater, Michigan
Death Place:Denver, Colorado
Spouse:[1]
Order:32nd
Office:Mayor of Denver
Term Start:1919
Term End:1923
Predecessor:William Fitz Randolph Mills
Successor:Benjamin F. Stapleton

Dewey Crossman Bailey (September 1, 1860 – December 17, 1937) was an American politician who served as the Republican mayor of Denver, Colorado from 1919 to 1923.[2] Among the other events of his administration, in August 1920 Denver streetcar workers strike, causing a multi-day riot and requiring the insertion of federal troops.

Before serving as mayor, Bailey was a United States Marshall for Colorado from 1897 to 1915.[3] He died of heart disease in 1937.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Bailey . The Political Graveyard . 3 November 2019.
  2. Web site: History of the Office of the Mayor . City and County of Denver . 1 September 2018.
  3. Web site: Blonger Bros. - The Grafters Club: Dewey C. Bailey . The Grafters Club . 1923-03-27 . 2013-07-29.
  4. News: Dewey Bailey Dies In Denver . Greeley Daily tribune. December 18, 1937. 1. Newspapers.com. December 11, 2014 .