George A. Bartlett

George A. Bartlett

George Arthur Bartlett (born November 30, 1869 in San Francisco , California , † June 1, 1951 in Reno , Nevada ) was an American politician . Between 1907 and 1911 he represented the state of Nevada in the US House of Representatives .

Early years

George Bartlett moved to Eureka , Nevada with his parents . There he attended public schools. He then studied law at Georgetown University in Washington until 1894 . After his admission to the bar in the same year, he began practicing this profession in Nevada. Bartlett also became a district attorney in Eureka County .

Political career

Bartlett became a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1906 he was elected to the US House of Representatives. There he replaced his party colleague Clarence D. Van Duzer on March 4, 1907 . After re-election in 1908, he was able to exercise his mandate in Congress until March 3, 1911. In the 1910 elections, Bartlett declined to run again. His seat then went to Republican Edwin Ewing Roberts .

Another résumé

After his tenure in Congress, Bartlett worked as a lawyer in Reno. Between 1915 and 1918, he was the assistant federal district attorney for Nevada. From 1918 to 1931, with a two-year hiatus, he was a judge in the Nevada Second Jurisdiction. Then he worked again as a lawyer. George Bartlett, who was also the author of several books, died on June 1, 1951 in Reno and was buried there.

Web links

• George A. Bartlett in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George A. Bartlett in the database of Find a Grave (English)