John H. Bartlett

John Henry Bartlett
57th Governor of New Hampshire
In office
January 6, 1919 – January 6, 1921
Preceded byHenry W. Keyes
Succeeded byAlbert O. Brown
Personal details
Born(1869-03-15)March 15, 1869
Sunapee, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedMarch 19, 1952(1952-03-19) (aged 83)
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political partyRepublican until 1939 Democratic (1939–1952)
Spouses
Agnes Page Bartlett
(m. 1900; died 1944)
Mildred C. Lawson
(m. 1944)
Signature

John Henry Bartlett (March 15, 1869 – March 19, 1952) was a descendant of Josiah Bartlett,[1] New Hampshire's first governor and a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence. John H. 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 the 57th governor of New Hampshire from 1919 to 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.