Legislator Details
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:
Committees Served On: Education , Labor , Michigan State Prison , State Affairs
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Townships of Gratiot, Grosse Point, and Detroit city
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Labor
Committees Served On: Education , Girls' Training School, Labor , State Affairs
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
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
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Aeronautics, Elections , General Taxation , Labor , Michigan State Prison
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
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
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Labor
Committees Served On: Labor , Michigan Reformatory , Michigan State Prison , Revision and Amendment of the Statutes
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
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
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Labor
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
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
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