Horace F. Bartine

Horace F. Bartine

Horace Franklin Bartine (born March 21, 1848 in New York City , † August 27, 1918 in Winnemucca , Nevada ) was an American politician . Between 1889 and 1893 he represented the state of Nevada in the US House of Representatives .

Early years

In 1858, Horace Bartine moved to New Jersey with his parents . There he attended public schools. Since July 1863 he took part in the civil war as a soldier in the Union Army . He was badly wounded during the Battle of the Wilderness . Later he was present at the surrender of the Confederate States . After the war, he returned to New Jersey, where he worked in agriculture.

Political career

In 1869, Bartine moved to Carson City , Nevada. From 1869 to 1876 he was involved in the production of copper sulfate. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1880. He then began his new profession in Nevada. From 1880 to 1882 Horace Bartine was a district attorney in Ormsby County, which existed until 1969 . In the congressional election of 1888, he was elected as a candidate for the Republican Party in the US House of Representatives. There he replaced William Woodburn on March 4, 1889 . After a re-election in 1890 Bartine could exercise his mandate in Congress until March 3, 1893. He rejected another candidacy in 1892.

Another résumé

After his tenure in Congress, Bartine published the National Bimetallist in Chicago and Washington, DC . In 1902 he returned to Carson City. In 1904 he became a State Tax Examiner for the Nevada government. From 1907 until his death, Horace Bartine was a member and later chairman of the Nevada Railroad Committee.

Web links

• Horace F. Bartine in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Horace F. Bartine in the database of Find a Grave (English)