Josiah Bartlett Junior

Josiah Bartlett, Jr.

Josiah Bartlett junior (born August 29, 1768 in Kingston , Rockingham County , New Hampshire Colony , † April 16, 1838 in Stratham , New Hampshire ) was an American politician . Between 1811 and 1813 he represented the state of New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Josiah Bartlett Jr. was the son of Josiah Bartlett (1729–1795), one of the Founding Fathers of the United States . The younger Bartlett attended his homeland public schools and the Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter . After studying medicine, he began working as a doctor in Stratham. He also started a political career.

Bartlett became a member of the Democratic Republican Party . Between 1809 and 1810 he was a member of the New Hampshire Senate . In the 1810 congressional elections, which were held nationwide, he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington for the first New Hampshire congress. There he took over on March 4, 1811, succeeding Daniel Blaisdell of the Federalist Party . By March 3, 1813, Bartlett served a term in Congress . During this time the British-American War began .

After his time in Congress, Bartlett returned to practice as a doctor. In the meantime he was a chamberlain in Rockingham County. In 1824 he was re-elected to the State Senate, of which he became President. In the presidential election of 1824 he supported John Quincy Adams . He was also one of its electors . Josiah Bartlett returned to working as a doctor for the rest of his life.

Web links

• Josiah Bartlett in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Josiah Bartlett junior in the database of Find a Grave (English)