Bob Bartlett

Bob Bartlett

Edward Lewis "Bob" Bartlett (born April 20, 1904 in Seattle , Washington , † December 11, 1968 in Cleveland , Ohio ) was an American politician . He belonged to the Democratic Party .

Career

Bartlett studied at the University of Washington from 1922 to 1924 and then moved to the University of Alaska , where he graduated in 1925 . After graduating, Bartlett worked as a reporter for the Fairbanks Daily News between 1925 and 1933 . He then worked as secretary for Congress delegate Anthony Dimond until 1934 .

From 1936 to 1939 he looked for gold in the Alaska Territory ; During this time he held the office of chairman of the Unemployment Compensation Commission there from 1937 . US President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Bartlett Territory Secretary on January 30, 1939, which he remained until his resignation on February 6, 1944. He was also a member of the Alaska War Council from 1942 to 1944 .

From January 3, 1945 to January 3, 1959 Bartlett represented the Alaska Territory as a delegate in the US House of Representatives . On November 25, 1958, he was elected to the US Senate and was thus from January 3, 1959, alongside Ernest Gruening, one of the first two senators for the new US state of Alaska . He held this office until his death in 1968.

In 1971 a statue was dedicated to Bob Bartlett in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the Capitol . The 1969 built EL Bartlett ferry of the Alaska Marine Highway System was named after him.

Web links

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