Clarence Morley

Clarence Joseph Morley
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24th Governor of the State of Colorado
In office 1925–1927
Lieutenant	Clarence Joseph Morley (1925-1927)
Preceded by	William E. Sweet (1923)
Succeeded by	Billy Adams (1927)
Personal details
Born	February 9, 1869(1869-02-09) Dyersville, Iowa
Died	November 15, 1948(1948-11-15) (aged 79) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Political party	Republican

Clarence Joseph Morley (1869–1948) 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.^[1] After office, he was convicted of Mail Fraud and imprisoned.^[2]

References

1. ^ Colorado State Archives
2. ^ Colorado State Archives

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Preceded by William Ellery Sweet	Governor of Colorado 1925-1927	Succeeded by William Herbert Adams

Persondata
Name	Morley, Clarence
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1869-02-09
Place of birth	Dyersville, Iowa
Date of death	1948-11-15
Place of death	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma