Biography
Josiah Bartlett Jr. was born 29 August 1768 in Stratham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States to Josiah Bartlett (1729-1795) and Mary Bartlett (1730-1789) and died 16 April 1838 Stratham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of unspecified causes. He married Sarah Wingate (1769-1808) 3 June 1792 in Stratham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. He married Hannah Weeks (1778-1865) 5 April 1812 in Stratham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
Josiah Bartlett Jr. was an American physician and politician from New Hampshire. He served as a United States Representative from New Hampshire and as a member of the New Hampshire Senate during the early 1800s.
Bartlett was born to Josiah Bartlett and Mary Bartlett in Kingston.[1] He followed his father as both a physician and political leader. After graduating from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1784,[2] he studied medicine and started a medical practice in Stratham.[3]
Bartlett was a Presidential Elector in the 1792 election, supporting George Washington.[4] He served in the State Senate from 1809 to 1810. Elected as a Democratic-Republican candidate, he served as a United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from March 4, 1811 to March 3, 1813.[5] He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1811.[6] Following his Congressional service, Bartlett resumed the practice of medicine and was elected again to the New Hampshire State Senate, serving from 1824-1825. He served as a Presidential Elector in the 1824 election, supporting John Quincy Adams.[7] He continued the practice of medicine in Stratham.
Bartlett died in Stratham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, on April 16, 1838 (age 69 years, 230 days). He is interred at Old Congregational Cemetery in Stratham.[8]
Bartlett was the son of Josiah Bartlett, Governor of the state of New Hampshire and Signers of the US Declaration of Independence.
He married Sarah Ann Wingate on June 3, 1792, and later married Hannah Weeks on April 25, 1812.
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mary Bartlett (1754-1826) | |||
| Lois Bartlett (1756-1798) | |||
| Miriam Bartlett (1758-1785) | |||
| Rhoda Bartlett (1760-1794) | |||
| Hannah Bartlett (1762-1762) | |||
| Levi Bartlett (1763-1828) | |||
| Josiah Bartlett (1768-1838) | 29 August 1768 Stratham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States | 16 April 1838 Stratham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States | Sarah Wingate (1769-1808) Hannah Weeks (1778-1865) |
| Ezra Bartlett (1770-1848) | |||
| Sarah Bartlett (1773-1847) | |||
| Hannah Bartlett (1777-1777) | |||
References
- wikipedia:en:Josiah Bartlett Jr. - Wikipedia
- Josiah Bartlett - disambiguation
- Bartlett in New Hampshire -
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