Legislator Details


Charles Edward Bartlett
AKA:
Number of sessions served 5
Gender: Male
Age at election: 35

Vital Records Information:

Birth

Date: 6/16/1887
City: San Francisco, CA
County: San Francisco County, CA
Country: US
 

Death

Date: 12/29/1947
City: Dearborn, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial: interred

Burial

Date: 1/2/1948
City: Southfield, MI
County: Oakland County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Lillian Murphy, 9/22/1908 in Illinois; children: 5, Jean, Bernice (Contway), Charles E., Elizabeth and Geraldine

Number of Children: 8


Background

Religion: Congregationalist
Military Service:
Occupation: electrician
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
attended the public and parochial schools of Chicago and the De La Salle Institute.

Biographical Sketch:
Son of Walter and Mary (Brown) Bartlett. He was a cable splicer at Detroit Edison. He held a position with the Chicago Telephone Company for 12 years and the Michigan State Telephone Company and the Detroit Edison Company; member and treasurer of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; member of the legislative committees of the Detroit Federation of Labor and of the Michigan State Federation of Labor.

Notable Facts:
Died of heart disease


Sessions Served:

Fifty-Sixth Legislature, 1931-1932

Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Education , Labor , Michigan State Prison , State Affairs
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 1
District Description: Townships of Gratiot, Grosse Point, and Detroit city

Date Elected: 11/4/1930
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1931
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Labor

Fifty-Fifth Legislature, 1929-1930

Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Education , Girls' Training School, Labor , State Affairs
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 1
District Description: Townships of Gratiot and Grosse Pointe; cities of Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Park and the city of Detroit in Wayne County

Date Elected: 11/6/1928
Date Sworn In: 1/2/1929
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of Labor.

Fifty-Fourth Legislature, 1927-1928

Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Aeronautics, Elections , General Taxation , Labor , Michigan State Prison
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 1
District Description: Townships of Gratiot and Grosse Pointe; cities of Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Park and the city of Detroit in Wayne County

Date Elected: 11/2/1926
Date Sworn In: 1/5/1927
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Labor

Fifty-Third Legislature, 1925-1926

Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Labor , Michigan Reformatory , Michigan State Prison , Revision and Amendment of the Statutes
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 1
District Description: Townships of Gratiot and Grosse Pointe; cities of Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Park and the city of Detroit in Wayne County

Date Elected: 11/4/1924
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1925
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Labor

Fifty-Second legislature, 1923-1924

Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Labor , Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind , Railroads , Rules and Joint Rules , State House of Correction & Branch of the State Prison in the Upper Peninsula
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 1
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/7/1922
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1923
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:

Bibliography:

Manual 1923 p.733; Manual 1929 p.684; Manual 1931 p.656; Manual 1927 p.639; Manual 1925 p.596; Manual 1923 p.733; MIBiog 1:58; Find-a-Grave.com, includes obit.; Michiganology; USCen 1920, 1930