About Dewey C. Bailey
Lived 1860 – 1937 (aged 77). Dewey C. Bailey was an American politician.
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 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. He died of heart disease in 1937.
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Who was Dewey C. Bailey?
American politician
When was Dewey C. Bailey born?
Dewey C. Bailey was born on 1 September 1860 in Coldwater.
When did Dewey C. Bailey die?
Dewey C. Bailey died on 17 December 1937 in Denver.
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Dewey C. Bailey was a politician.
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Dewey C. Bailey was American.
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