Ichabod Bartlett (July 24, 1786 – October 19, 1853) was an American politician and a

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from

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Early life

Bartlett was born in

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on July 24, 1786. He received a classical education and graduated from

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in 1808. He studied law and was

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in 1811, commencing practice in

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Career

Bartlett moved to

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in 1816 and continued the practice of law. He was the clerk of the

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in 1817 and 1818, and served as the state solicitor for Rockingham County 1819-1821. In addition, he was a member of the

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1819-1821 and served as speaker in 1821. Elected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and as an Adams to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses, Bartlett served as United States Representative from (March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1829). He declined the appointment as chief justice of the court of common pleas in 1825 and was again a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 1830, 1838, 1851, and 1852. Failing in a bid for the governorship of New Hampshire in 1832, he served as a member of the state constitutional convention in 1850.

Death

Bartlett was never married and died in

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on October 19, 1853 (age 67 years, 87 days). He is

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at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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