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Lieutenant
  
Party
  
Preceded by
  
Succeeded by
  
Billy Adams

Political party
  
Resigned
  
January 11, 1927

Name
  
Clarence Morley



Born
  
February 9, 1869Dyersville, Iowa (
1869-02-09
)

Role
  
Died
  
November 15, 1948, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Previous office
  
Governor of Colorado (1925–1927)

Similar People
  
Bill Ritter, William Gilpin, John Hickenlooper

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Clarence Joseph Morley (February 9, 1869 – November 15, 1948) was the 24th Governor of Colorado from 1925 to 1927, serving one two-year term. He was a Republican. Before becoming governor he was a judge in Denver, Colorado. He was a member of the Ku Klux Klan which was an important force in Colorado politics during the 1920s and largely responsible for the division of the Republican and Democratic votes that enabled him to take office.

He was virulently anti-Catholic and is reputedly one of the most extreme governors in the state's history.

After office, Morley established C.J. Morley & Company, a stock brokerage firm in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he was convicted of mail fraud and imprisoned.

References

Clarence Morley Wikipedia


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