Consuelo N. Bailey

Consuelo Northrop Bailey
64th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office January 8, 1955 – January 10, 1957
Governor	Joseph B. Johnson
Preceded by	Joseph B. Johnson
Succeeded by	Robert T. Stafford
Personal details
Born	(1899-10-19)October 19, 1899 Fairfield, Vermont
Died	Burlington, Vermont
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Vermont, Boston University School of Law

Consuelo Northrop Bailey (October 19, 1899 – September 9, 1976) was an American lawyer and elected official.

Bailey was elected to the Vermont Senate in 1930, and in 1931 became the first woman to be admitted to practice before the Vermont Supreme Court.

In 1951, Bailey was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives. She served as Speaker of the House from 1953–1955, the first woman Speaker. She was the first female lieutenant governor of any state in U.S. history, serving as the 64th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont between 1955 and 1957.

She later served as National Secretary of the Republican National Committee.

Bailey received her J.D. from Boston University School of Law.

External links

• Biographical article on Consuelo Bailey
• Biographical information on Consuelo Bailey from Women's Legal History (Stanford University)
• Inventory of the Consuelo Northrop Bailey Papers, Special Collections, University of Vermont Library
• Fletcher Family subseries of the Consuelo Northrop Bailey papers, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Library

Political offices
Preceded by Joseph B. Johnson	Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1955–1957	Succeeded by Robert T. Stafford