About Lydia Berkley Tague
Lived 1868 – 1937 (aged 69). Lydia Berkley Tague was an American lawyer and judge.
Lydia Berkley Tague (January 5, 1868 – January 15, 1937) was an American jurist who served as a county judge in Eagle County, Colorado, from 1911 to 1924. On her appointment, she was described as the only woman in the United States to hold the position of county judge.
Personal life Lydia Berkley Tague was born in Boulder, Colorado, on January 5, 1868. She moved to Red Cliff at the age of 16 to live with her sister and brother-in-law. In 1889, she married Patrick Tague. They had five children. A Democrat and avid voter, Tague supported women's suffrage, noting that "[women] can't do any worse with the ballot than men have done".
Like her husband, Tague lacked formal education in law; after her appointment,
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American judge and lawyer
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Lydia Berkley Tague was born on 5 January 1868 in Boulder.
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Lydia Berkley Tague died on 15 January 1937 in Montrose.
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