| Josiah Bartlett Jr. | |
| State: | New Hampshire |
| District: | at-Large |
| Term Start: | March 4, 1811 |
| Term End: | March 3, 1813 |
| Predecessor: | Daniel Blaisdell |
| Successor: | Bradbury Cilley |
| Office2: | Member of the New Hampshire Senate |
| Term Start2: | 1824 |
| Term End2: | 1825 |
| Office3: | Member of the New Hampshire Senate |
| Term Start3: | 1809 |
| Term End3: | 1810 |
| Birth Date: | 29 August 1768 |
| Birth Place: | Kingston, Province of New Hampshire, British America |
| Death Place: | Stratham, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Old Congregational Cemetery Stratham, New Hampshire |
| Citizenship: | United States |
| Spouse: | Sarah Ann Wingate Bartlett Hannah Bartlett |
| Children: | Mary T. Bartlett Rollins |
| Parents: | Josiah Bartlett Mary Bartlett |
| Profession: | Physician Politician |
| Party: | Democratic-Republican |
| Education: | Phillips Exeter Academy |
Josiah Bartlett Jr. (August 29, 1768 – April 16, 1838) was an American physician and politician from New Hampshire. He served as a United States Representative from New Hampshire and as a member of the New Hampshire Senate during the early 1800s.
Bartlett was born to Josiah Bartlett and Mary Bartlett in Kingston in the Province of New Hampshire.[1] He followed his father as both a physician and political leader. After graduating from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1784,[2] he studied medicine and started a medical practice in Stratham.[3]
Bartlett was a presidential elector in the 1792 election, supporting George Washington.[4] He served in the State Senate from 1809 to 1810. Elected as a Democratic-Republican candidate, he served as a United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from March 4, 1811, to March 3, 1813.[5] He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1811.[6] Following his Congressional service, Bartlett resumed the practice of medicine and was elected again to the New Hampshire State Senate, serving from 1824 to 1825. He served as a presidential elector in the 1824 election, supporting John Quincy Adams.[7] He continued the practice of medicine in Stratham.
Bartlett died in Stratham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, on April 16, 1838 (age). He is interred at Old Congregational Cemetery in Stratham.[8]
Bartlett was the son of Josiah Bartlett, Governor of the state of New Hampshire and signer of the Declaration of Independence.[9] [10]
He married Sarah Ann Wingate on June 3, 1792, and later married Hannah Weeks on April 25, 1812.[11]