Elisha Bartlett | |
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| 1st Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts[1] | |
| In office 1836[1]–1838 | |
| Preceded by | Board of Selectmen |
| Succeeded by | Luther Lawrence |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1841[2]–1841[2] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 6, 1804[3] Smithfield, Rhode Island[3] |
| Died | July 19, 1855[4][5] Smithfield, Rhode Island[5] |
| Political party | Whig[2] |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Slater[2] |
| Alma mater | Brown University, M.D.,[3] 1826.[4][6][7] |
| Occupation | Medical doctor[2] |
Elisha Bartlett (October 6, 1804 – July 19, 1855) was a medical doctor, professor and poet who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as the first mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.[1][8]
- ^ a b c d Rider, p. 7
- ^ a b c d e Stempsey, p. 5
- ^ a b c Rider, p. 6
- ^ a b Stockbridge, John Calvin (2009), The Anthony Memorial. A Catalogue of the Harris Collection of American Poetryes, Charleston, SC: BiblioBazaar, p. 21
- ^ a b Rider, p. 9
- ^ Stempsey, p. 4
- ^ Townsend, John Wilson (1913), Kentucky in American letters, 1784–1912, Vol. I, Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Torch Press, p. 147
- ^ Osler, William (1903), Transactions of the Rhode Island Medical Society, Vol VI, In Five Parts, 1899–1903; A Rhode Island Philosopher (Elisha Bartlett)., Providence, Rhode Island: Rhode Island Medical Society, p. 19