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
Governor	Joseph B. Johnson
Preceded by	Joseph B. Johnson
Succeeded by	Robert T. Stafford
Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office January 8, 1953 – January 8, 1955
Preceded by	Wallace M. Fay
Succeeded by	John E. Hancock
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from South Burlington
In office January 1951 – January 1955
Preceded by	Frederick J. Fayette
Succeeded by	Allen 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 by	Levi P. Smith, Walter Hill Crockett, Henry A. Bailey, Clarence Morgan
Succeeded by	Leslie 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 by	Ezra M. Horton
Succeeded by	Frederick W. Wakefield
Grand Juror of Burlington
In office September 1925 – January 1927
Preceded by	A. Perley Feen
Succeeded by	Warren 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
Died	September 9, 1976(1976-09-09) (aged 76) Burlington, Vermont
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Henry A. Bailey (1940–1961, his death)
Alma mater	University of Vermont Boston University School of Law
Profession	Attorney

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.