Consuelo Northrop Bailey

Consuelo Northrop Bailey (HM189R)

Location: Fairfield, VT 05455 Franklin County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 47.991', W 72° 56.821'

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Born in Fairfield in 1899 at her family farm, Consuelo Northrop attended grade school in Sheldon and high school in St. Albans. In 1921 she graduated from the University of Vermont. Later she entered Boston University Law School, graduating in 1925. In 1940 she married Henry Albon Bailey.

Consuelo Bailey was the "first" in many areas: first woman city prosecutor for Burlington, first woman lawyer in VT to try a murder case, first VT woman to be admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court, first woman to be elected Speaker of the VT House, and the nation's first female to be elected lieutenant governor.

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Travelling the world and representing the state were important to Consuelo Northrop Bailey but no place was more comforting than Fairfield.

"One of life's most comforting extras is love of the land...I see here the same land which the Northrop Family knew for nearly two centuries...I feel close to the America I knew in days gone by and because I feel free here...I feel the love of those whom I have known there which today still gives me a feeling of confidence, protection and peace".

Bailey worked tirelessly for the local and national Republican Party until her death in 1976. She bequeathed the Town of Fairfield monies to build "The Bent Northrop Memorial Library". The library, opened in 1988, is a constant reminder of Bailey's never ending love of Fairfield.
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HM NumberHM189R
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Year Placed2005
Placed ByVermont Division for Historic Preservation
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Date Added Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 7:07pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 662369 N 4962766
Decimal Degrees44.79985000, -72.94701667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 47.991', W 72° 56.821'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 47' 59.46" N, 72° 56' 49.26" W
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Area Code(s)802
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 57-183 Park St, Fairfield VT 05455, US
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