Franklin Bartlett | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's7th 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 |
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| Born | (1847-09-10)September 10, 1847 |
| Died | April 23, 1909(1909-04-23) (aged 61) |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Bertha King Post Bartlett |
| Children | Bertha King Bartlett |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Years of service | 1898 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Volunteers |
| Battles/wars | Spanish–American War |
Franklin Bartlett (September 10, 1847 – April 23, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as aU.S. Representative fromNew York from 1893 to 1897.
Bartlett was born inUxbridge,Worcester County, Massachusetts, the son of William Osborne and Agnes Fredericka Herreshoff Willard Bartlett. He graduated from theBrooklyn Polytechnic Institute,Harvard University, andColumbia Law School. He also attended Exeter College (Oxford University, England). He was a member ofDelta Kappa Epsilon. He married Bertha King Post on June 4, 1872, and they had one daughter Bertha King Bartlett.
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.
Bartlett was elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-third andFifty-fourth Congresses, and served from March 4, 1893, to March 3, 1897.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to thefifty-fifth Congress.
During thewar with Spain in 1898, Bartlett served as colonel of volunteers. He was a member of theSons of the Revolution and theSociety of Colonial Wars.
Bartlett died of a kidney disorder inManhattan,New York County, New York, on April 23, 1909. He isinterred atGreen-Wood Cemetery,Brooklyn, New York. His brother was Chief JudgeWillard Bartlett.[2]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 7th congressional district 1893–1897 | Succeeded by |
