James Christian Bartling (c. 1819 – February 28, 1906) was a ship's captain, merchant and political figure in

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, Canada. He was born in

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, the son of James Christian Bartling and Mary Irwin. He married Elizabeth McClearn. He represented Queens County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882 as a

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member. Bartling died in

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References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1810s births 1906 deaths Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs Sea captains {{ProgressiveConservative-NovaScotia-MLA-stub