Washington Bartlett
Washington Bartlett | |
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16th Governor of California | |
In office January 8, 1887 – September 12, 1887 | |
Lieutenant | Robert Waterman |
Preceded by | George Stoneman |
Succeeded by | Robert Waterman |
20th Mayor of San Francisco | |
In office January 8, 1883 – January 2, 1887 | |
Preceded by | Maurice Carey Blake |
Succeeded by | Edward B. Pond |
Personal details | |
Born | Washington Montgomery Bartlett February 29, 1824 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | September 12, 1887 Oakland, California, U.S. | (aged 63)
Political party | Democratic |
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Washington Montgomery Bartlett (February 29, 1824 – September 12, 1887) was an American politician who served as the 16th
Biography
Bartlett was born in
A lifelong bachelor and a printer by trade, he became a lawyer as well. During his lifetime Bartlett was a San Francisco newspaper publisher, San Francisco County Clerk, California state senator, mayor of San Francisco from 1883-87, and finally governor, elected in 1886.
Bartlett was sworn in as governor and gave his inaugural address on January 8, 1887.[5] He died of Bright's disease barely eight months into his term, on September 12, 1887.[6] His service as governor was the second shortest in California's history as a state; only Milton S. Latham, who served just five days in 1860, had a shorter tenure.
Bartlett's funeral was conducted at Trinity Episcopal Church in San Francisco.[7] He is buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California.[6]
References
- ^ "Washington Bartlett". California State Library. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
- ^ "Washington Bartlett: California's Pioneer Jewish Governor". Jewish Museum of the American West.
- ^ Western States Jewish Historical Quarterly July, 1973, page 287
- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. IV. James T. White & Company. 1893. p. 113. Retrieved December 3, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ Washington Bartlett (January 8, 1887). Inaugural Address (Speech). State of California. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ a b "In Peace". San Francisco Examiner. September 13, 1887. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Governor Bartlett". San Francisco Bulletin, San Francisco, California. September 13, 1887.