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Dewey C. Bailey

Dewey C. Bailey
32nd Mayor of Denver
In office
1919–1923
Preceded by William Fitz Randolph Mills
Succeeded by Benjamin F. Stapleton
Personal details
Born (1860-09-01)September 1, 1860
Coldwater, Michigan
Died December 17, 1937(1937-12-17) (aged 77)
Denver, Colorado

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. Among the other events of his administration, in August 1920 Denver streetcar workers struck, causing a multi-day riot and requiring the insertion of federal troops.

Bailey was a United States Marshall for Colorado from 1897 to 1915. He died of heart disease in 1937.



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