Clarence Morley

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Clarence Joseph Morley (born February 9, 1869 in Dyersville , Iowa , † November 15, 1948 in Denver Colorado ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) and from 1925 to 1927 the 23rd governor of the state of Colorado.

Early years and advancement

Clarence Morley attended local schools in his home in Iowa. In 1890 he moved to Trinidad , Colorado with his parents . After studying law at the University of Colorado , he worked as a lawyer for 20 years before becoming a judge in the Colorado Second Judicial District between 1918 and 1925. Between 1915 and 1919 he was also a member of the pardon committee. On November 4, 1924, he was elected as a candidate of his party and with the help of the Ku Klux Klan to the new governor of his state, where he prevailed with 52:44 percent of the vote against the democratic incumbent William Ellery Sweet .

Governor of Colorado and another résumé

Morley took up his new office on January 13, 1925. His government was heavily influenced by the clan. Morley supported the prohibition law . Otherwise, his term of office passed without any particular incident. After his governorship ended, Morley moved to Indianapolis , where he started a brokerage firm. Irregularities in connection with the company's transactions have been uncovered over time, leading to his arrest in 1935. Morley was charged with fraud and abuse of political influence and sentenced to five years in prison at Fort Leavenworth . He died in November 1948. Clarence Morley had four children with his wife Maud Thompson.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Colorado Springs Independent: Welcome to Colorado, Klan Kountry (English).
personal data
SURNAME Morley, Clarence
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Morley, Clarence Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Dyersville , Iowa
DATE OF DEATH November 15, 1948
Place of death Denver , Colorado