Bartlett, Josiah

Born: 1729 AD
Died: 1795 AD, at 65 years of age.

Nationality: American
Categories: Lawyers, Physicians, Politician

1729 - Josiah Bartlett was born 21st of November in Amesbury, Massachusetts.

1745 - Began the study of medicine, working in the office of Dr. Ordway of Amesbury.

1765 - Bartlett was elected to the colonial assembly.

1767 - Became the colonel of his county's militia and Governor John Wentworth appointed him justice of the peace.

1754 - Married Mary Bartlett of Newton, New Hampshire.

1774 - Joined the Assembly's Committee of Correspondence.

1775 - Bartlett was selected as delegates to the Continental Congress.

1777 - He declined a return to the congress, citing fatigue due to earlier efforts.

1776 - Signer of Declaration of Independence as delegate from New Hampshire.

1778-1779 - New Hampshire delegate to Continental Congress.

1782 - Appointed to the New Hampshire Supreme Court in spite of not being a lawyer.

1788 - Bartlett was made the Chief Justice of the state's supreme court.

1790-1792 - He was appointed as President of New Hampshire.

1793-1794 - Served as 1st Governor of New Hampshire.

1795 - Retired to his home in Kingston, and died there on 19th of May.

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	Oration delivered by Robert T. Davis,: At Amesbury, Mass., July 4th, 1888, at the unveiling of the statue of Josiah Bartlett, a signer of the Declaration of Independence by Robert Thompson Davis (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 1970)
	Memoir of the Hon. Josiah Bartlett, M.D by Richard Frothingham (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 1970)
	Report of Unitarian Universalist ministerial shifts study by Josiah R Bartlett (Unknown Binding - Jul 25, 1969)
	Papers of Josiah Bartlett by Josiah Bartlett (Hardcover - Jun 25, 1979)
	Algebra review exercises,: Especially adapted to preparation for college-entrance examinations, by Josiah Bartlett (Unknown Binding - Jul 25, 2008)
	An oration, on the death of General George Washington,: Delivered at the request of the selectmen and Parish committee, before the inhabitants of Charlestown, ... of the citizens, on that melancholy event by Josiah Bartlett (Unknown Binding - Jul 25, 2008)