Mordecai Bartley | |
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| 18th Governor of Ohio | |
| In office December 3, 1844 – December 12, 1846 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas W. Bartley |
| Succeeded by | William Bebb |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's14th district | |
| In office March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | new district |
| Succeeded by | Eleutheros Cooke |
| Member of theOhio Senate from the Coshocton district | |
| In office December 2, 1816 – December 6, 1818 Serving with Abraham Shane Joseph Wampler | |
| Preceded by | William Gavit Abraham Shane |
| Succeeded by | John Spencer Joseph Wampler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1783-12-16)December 16, 1783 |
| Died | October 10, 1870(1870-10-10) (aged 86) Mansfield, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mansfield Cemetery |
| Party | Whig |
Mordecai Bartley (December 16, 1783 – October 10, 1870) was aWhig politician from northeasternOhio. He served as the 18thgovernor of Ohio. Bartley succeeded his son,Thomas W. Bartley as governor, one of few instances of this happening in theUnited States in high offices.
Bartley was born inFayette County, Pennsylvania. After attending the local school inVirginia, he married Elizabeth Welles in 1804 and moved toJefferson County, Ohio.[1]
Bartley served as acaptain, and then anadjutant during theWar of 1812. Following his service under GeneralWilliam Henry Harrison in the War, Bartley moved toRichland County, Ohio, nearMansfield.
While farming, he was elected and served one term in theOhio State Senate from 1816 to 1818. Elected to theUnited States House of Representatives in 1822, Bartley served four terms before declining to be renominated in 1830.[2]
Bartley was an Ohio Whig PartyPresidential elector in 1836 forWilliam Henry Harrison.[3]
He ran for governor in 1844 as a Whig afterDavid Spangler, the original nominee, declined to run. Bartley served a single term from 1844 to 1846 before retiring again. While he was Governor, Ohio raised forty companies and 7,000 men for theMexican–American War.[4]
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