John H. Bartlett

John Henry Bartlett
57th Governor of New Hampshire
In office January 6, 1919 – January 6, 1921
Preceded by	Henry W. Keyes
Succeeded by	Albert O. Brown
Personal details
Born	March 15, 1869 Sunapee, New Hampshire
Died	March 19, 1952 (aged 83) Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Political party	Republican until 1939 Democrat 1939-1952
Religion	Methodist

John Henry Bartlett (March 15, 1869 – March 19, 1952) Descendant of Josiah Bartlett[1], signatory of the Declaration of Independence[2], Bartlett was an American teacher, high school principal, lawyer, author and Republican politician from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1894 and served as Governor of New Hampshire from 1919–1921.

Bartlett later served as president of the United States Civil Service Commission and was appointed as the first United States Assistant Postmaster General.

In 1929 he was appointed chairman of the United States section of the International Joint Commission for the United States and Canada, until his retirement in 1939.

John Henry Bartlett was born on March 15, 1869, in Sunapee, New Hampshire, as the second son and third child of John Z. and Sophronia (Sargent) Bartlett.[3] Bartlett grew up in Sunapee and attended public school there through high school. Bartlett then attended Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire, at the time called Colby Academy.[4] From 1890 to 1894, Bartlett attended Dartmouth College.[5] After graduation he became a teacher at the high school in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Bartlett taught for four years, the last two years also serving as principal to the school.[6]

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