Bailey Bartlett | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's11th district | |
| In office November 27, 1797 – March 3, 1801 | |
| Preceded by | Theophilus Bradbury |
| Succeeded by | Manasseh Cutler |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1781-1784 1788 | |
| Member of theMassachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1789 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1750-01-29)January 29, 1750 |
| Died | September 9, 1830(1830-09-09) (aged 80) Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse | Peggy Leonard White[1] |
| Children | Anna Bailey Bartlet, b. 1787; Elizabeth Margaret; Sarah Harriet Catherine Leonard; Edwin; Abby Osgood; Charles Leonard; Mary Augusta; Francis; Louisa Ameila.[2] |
Bailey Bartlett (January 29, 1750 – September 9, 1830) was a member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts.
He was born inHaverhill in theProvince of Massachusetts Bay to Enoch Bartlett[3] (April 5, 1715 – January 1789) and Anna Bayley (March 4, 1725 – January 23, 1750) and engaged in mercantile pursuits there until 1789.
In 1786 Bartlett married Peggy Leonard White.[1] Together they had twelve children.
He was a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives from 1781 to 1784, and again in 1788. He was a member of the convention which adopted theConstitution of the United States in 1788. He served in theMassachusetts Senate the next year. He was appointedhigh sheriff ofEssex County by GovernorJohn Hancock and served from July 1, 1789, until December 5, 1811. He was elected as aFederalist to theFifth Congress to fill the vacancy after the resignation ofTheophilus Bradbury. He was reelected to theSixth Congress and served from November 27, 1797, to March 3, 1801. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1800. He served as treasurer of Essex County in 1812. He was again appointed high sheriff of Essex County on June 20, 1812, and served until his death. He was a delegate to theMassachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1820–1821.
He died on September 9, 1830, in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and is buried in Pentucket Cemetery, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 11th congressional district November 27, 1797 – March 3, 1801 | Succeeded by |
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