Franklin Bartlett

Franklin Bartlett (September 10, 1847 – April 23, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1893 to 1897.

Franklin Bartlett
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 7th district
In office March 4, 1893 (1893-03-04) – March 3, 1897 (1897-03-03)
Preceded by	Edward J. Dunphy
Succeeded by	John H. G. Vehslage
Personal details
Born	(1847-09-10)September 10, 1847 Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Died	April 23, 1909(1909-04-23) (aged 61) Manhattan, New York County, New York
Citizenship	United States
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Bertha King Post Bartlett
Children	Bertha King Bartlett
Alma mater	Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute Harvard University Columbia Law School Oxford University, England
Profession	Attorney Politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Years of service	1898
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Volunteers
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War

Biography

Bartlett was born in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, the son of William Osborne and Agnes Fredericka Herreshoff Willard Bartlett. He graduated from the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, Harvard University, and Columbia Law School. He also attended Exeter College (Oxford University, England). He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He married Bertha King Post on June 4, 1872, and they had one daughter Bertha King Bartlett.

Career

Bartlett served as a member of the constitutional commission of the State of New York in 1890. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1892.

Congress

Bartlett was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth Congresses, and served from March 4, 1893, to March 3, 1897.^[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the fifty-fifth Congress.

Spanish-American War

During the war with Spain in 1898, Bartlett served as colonel of volunteers. He was a member of the Sons of the Revolution and the Society of Colonial Wars.

Death

Bartlett died of a kidney disorder in Manhattan, New York County, New York, on April 23, 1909. He is interred at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. His brother was Chief Judge Willard Bartlett.^[2]

References

1. "Franklin Bartlett". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
2. "Franklin Bartlett". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 24 July 2013.

External links

• United States Congress. "Franklin Bartlett (id: B000202)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Franklin Bartlett at Find a Grave

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Edward J. Dunphy	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 7th congressional district 1893–1897	Succeeded by John H. G. Vehslage