Bainbridge Colby
Politician
1869 – 1950
Who was Bainbridge Colby?
Bainbridge Colby was an American lawyer, a co-founder of the United States Progressive Party and Woodrow Wilson's last Secretary of State. Colby was a Republican until he helped co-found the National Progressive Party in 1912; he ran for multiple offices as a member of that party, but always lost.
Wilson's appointment of Colby was "bizarre" says historian John Milton Cooper, for Colby had no diplomatic experience or skills. Editorial responses from leading newspapers ranged "from puzzlement to outrage." Colby was chosen because he was totally loyal to Wilson; he left no notable achievements in the office.
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- Born
- Dec 22, 1869
St. Louis - Spouses
- Ann Ahlstrand Ely Colby
- Nathalie Sedgwick Colby
(1895 - 1928)
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Columbia Law School
- Williams College
- New York Law School
- Died
- Apr 11, 1950
Bemus Point
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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