David Bartlett (North Dakota politician) explained

David Bartlett
Office:Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
Governor:Frank White
Elmore Y. Sarles
Term Start:1901
Term End:1907
Predecessor:Joseph M. Devine
Successor:Robert S. Lewis
Birth Date:23 October 1855
Birth Place:Lemorna, Maine, U.S.
Death Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Party:Republican
Otherparty:Progressive
Occupation:Lawyer, businessman
Education:University of Michigan Law School
Signature:Signature of David Bartlett (1855–1913).png

David Bartlett (October 23, 1855 – October 16, 1913) was an American lawyer and politician in the state of North Dakota. He served as 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]

Notes and References

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