David Bartlett (North Dakota politician)

David Bartlett
6th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
In office
1901–1907
GovernorFrank White
Elmore Y. Sarles
Preceded byJoseph M. Devine
Succeeded byRobert S. Lewis
Personal details
Born(1855-10-23)October 23, 1855
Lemorna, Maine, U.S.
DiedOctober 16, 1913(1913-10-16) (aged 57)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Other political
affiliations		Progressive
Spouse
Ella Trundy
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(m. 1894)​
EducationUniversity of Michigan Law School
OccupationLawyer, businessman
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David Bartlett (October 23, 1855 – October 16, 1913) was an American lawyer and politician in the state of North Dakota. He served as the sixth lieutenant governor of North Dakota from 1901 to 1907 under Governors Frank White and Elmore Y. Sarles.

Bartlett was born in Lemorna, Maine, in 1855. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1876, attaining a law degree. Bartlett resided briefly in Colorado before moving to Cooperstown, North Dakota, in 1883, becoming a pioneering businessman and citizen of Griggs County, North Dakota.[1] He served on the North Dakota Constitutional Convention of 1889. Bartlett also served as states attorney of Griggs County, and was a proponent of prohibition. He served as the Republican lieutenant governor of North Dakota from 1901 to 1907, but later joined the Progressive Movement in 1912.[2] He died on October 16, 1913, in Boston from a cerebral hemorrhage.[3]

References

  1. ^ "David Bartlett". Cooperstown Sentinel Courier. Griggs County Historical Society. October 3, 1913. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "David Bartlett is Dead". The Oakes Times. October 30, 1913. p. 3. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "David Bartlett, State Pioneer, Died in Boston". Jamestown Weekly Alert. October 23, 1913. p. 5. Retrieved March 28, 2020.