Consuelo N. Bailey

Consuelo Northrop Bailey
Bailey being sworn in as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives in January 1953
Secretary of the Republican National Committee
In office
1965–1973
Vice Chair of the Republican National Committee
In office
1953–1957
66th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office
January 8, 1955 – January 10, 1957
GovernorJoseph B. Johnson
Preceded byJoseph B. Johnson
Succeeded byRobert T. Stafford
Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
January 8, 1953 – January 8, 1955
Preceded byWallace M. Fay
Succeeded byJohn E. Hancock
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from South Burlington
In office
January 1951 – January 1955
Preceded byFrederick J. Fayette
Succeeded byAllen C. Alfred
Member of the Vermont Senate from Chittenden County
In office
January 1931 – January 1933
Serving with Frederick J. Goddette, Theodore E. Hopkins, Walter H. Tupper
Preceded byLevi P. Smith, Walter Hill Crockett, Henry A. Bailey, Clarence Morgan
Succeeded byLeslie A. Evans, Theodore E. Hopkins, Henry A. B. Palmer, Clarence Morgan
State's Attorney of Chittenden County, Vermont
In office
January 1927 – January 1931
Preceded byEzra M. Horton
Succeeded byFrederick W. Wakefield
Grand Juror of Burlington
In office
September 1925 – January 1927
Preceded byA. Perley Feen
Succeeded byWarren R. Austin Jr.
Chittenden County Justice of the Peace from the city of Burlington
In office
January 1933 – January 1935
In office
January 1923 – January 1927
Personal details
Born(1899-10-19)October 19, 1899
Fairfield, Vermont
DiedSeptember 9, 1976(1976-09-09) (aged 76)
Burlington, Vermont
Political partyRepublican
SpouseHenry A. Bailey (1940–1961, his death)
Alma materUniversity of Vermont
Boston University School of Law
ProfessionAttorney

Consuelo Bailey (née Northrop; October 19, 1899 – September 9, 1976) was an American lawyer, politician, and elected official. She was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and as the 66th lieutenant governor of Vermont. She was the first woman in U.S. history to be elected a lieutenant governor.