Ichabod Bartlett
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Ichabod Bartlett was a United States Representative from New Hampshire
. He was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire
. He received a classical education and graduated from Dartmouth College
in Hanover
in 1808. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1811, commencing practice in Durham
. He later moved to Portsmouth
in 1816 and continued the practice of law.
Bartlett was the clerk of the New Hampshire Senate
in 1817 and 1818. He served as the state solicitor for Rockingham County
1819-1821. In addition, he was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
1819-1821 and served as speaker in 1821. He was elected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth Congress
and as an Adams to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses (March 4, 1823-March 3, 1829). He declined the appointment as chief justice of the court of common pleas in 1825 and then was again a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 1830, 1838, 1851, and 1852. Failing in a bid for governorship of New Hampshire in 1832, he later served as a member of the state constitutional convention in 1850. He died in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1853 and was buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
. He was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire
Salisbury, New Hampshire
Salisbury is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA. The population was 1,382 at the 2010 census.-History:While still part of Massachusetts, the town was granted as Baker's Town after Captain Thomas Baker in 1736. After New Hampshire became a separate colony, the town was re-granted by the...
. He received a classical education and graduated from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in Hanover
Hanover, New Hampshire
Hanover is a town along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2010 census. CNN and Money magazine rated Hanover the sixth best place to live in America in 2011, and the second best in 2007....
in 1808. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1811, commencing practice in Durham
Durham, New Hampshire
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,664 people, 2,882 households, and 1,582 families residing in the town. The population density was 565.5 people per square mile . There were 2,923 housing units at an average density of 130.5 per square mile...
. He later moved to Portsmouth
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the United States. It is the largest city but only the fourth-largest community in the county, with a population of 21,233 at the 2010 census...
in 1816 and continued the practice of law.
Bartlett was the clerk of the New Hampshire Senate
New Hampshire Senate
The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784. It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population...
in 1817 and 1818. He served as the state solicitor for Rockingham County
Rockingham County, New Hampshire
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 277,359 people, 104,529 households, and 74,320 families residing in the county. The population density was 399 people per square mile . There were 113,023 housing units at an average density of 163 per square mile...
1819-1821. In addition, he was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
New Hampshire House of Representatives
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 103 districts across the state, created from divisions of the state's counties. On average, each legislator represents about 3,300...
1819-1821 and served as speaker in 1821. He was elected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth Congress
18th United States Congress
The Eighteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1825, during the seventh and eighth...
and as an Adams to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses (March 4, 1823-March 3, 1829). He declined the appointment as chief justice of the court of common pleas in 1825 and then was again a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 1830, 1838, 1851, and 1852. Failing in a bid for governorship of New Hampshire in 1832, he later served as a member of the state constitutional convention in 1850. He died in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1853 and was buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery.