Morton Shelley Bailey
Morton Shelley Bailey | |
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Shelley Bailey in 1917 | |
| Associate Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court | |
| In office 1909–1922 | |
| Member of the Colorado Senate from the 14th district | |
| In office January 7, 1891 – January 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Jason A. McCandless |
| Succeeded by | George E. Pease |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 3, 1855 |
| Died | May 16, 1922 (aged 66) Denver, Colorado, US |
| Party | Democratic Party |
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Morton Shelley Bailey (July 3, 1855 – May 16, 1922) was an American politician who served in the Colorado Senate from the 14th district from 1891 to 1893 and as an Associate Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court from 1909 to 1922.[1][2]
Biography
Born in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, Bailey received a Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) academic degree from the Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania in 1880, and was admitted to the Colorado Bar as a practicing attorney-at-law in 1882. Bailey married Lutie Wilkin in Denver in September 1888.[2] A decade later, he served as a judge of the Eleventh Judicial District of Colorado from 1892 to 1908.[2]
Associate Justice Bailey died at his home in Denver on May 16, 1922.[3] Then Governor of Colorado Oliver Henry Shoup appointed former justice John C. Campbell to his seat on the high court.[4]
The Fox News Channel political commentator and program host Jesse Watters is a descendant through his mother, Justice Bailey's great-granddaughter, Anne Purvis Bailey.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ "Hon. Morton S. Bailey". The Steamboat Pilot. Steamboat Springs, Colorado. August 30, 1916. p. 4. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection.
- ^ a b c Lewis, George E.; Stackelbeck, D. F., eds. (1917). Bench & Bar of Colorado. Denver: Bench & Bar Publishing Co. p. 47. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Justice Bailey Dies Suddenly at Denver Home". The Greeley Daily Tribune. Denver. AP. May 16, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection.
- ^ "John C. Campbell Is To Be State Justice". The Fort Collins Express. Denver (published May 21, 1922). AP. May 20, 1922. p. 12. Archived from the original on January 14, 2026. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A Fox host railed about 'some guy's uncle' immigrating to the US. So we poked around his family tree". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "Miss Anne Purvis Bailey Wed to Stephen Hapgood Walters". The New York Times. Wilton, Connecticut (published August 30, 1970). August 29, 1970. p. 63. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ "Fox News host and Philly native Jesse Watters' liberal mom is his most-frequent critic".