George A. Bartlett

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George A. Bartlett

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Nevada's At-Large district
In office
March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911
Preceded by Clarence D. Van Duzer
Succeeded by Edwin E. Roberts

Born November 30, 1869(1869-11-30)
San Francisco, California
Died June 1, 1951 (aged 81)
Reno, Nevada
Political party Democratic
Residence Reno
Profession Attorney

George Arthur Bartlett (November 30, 1869June 1, 1951) was a United States Representative from Nevada.

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He moved with his parents to Eureka, Eureka County and attended the common schools.

Bartlett received a law degree from Georgetown University in 1894 and was accepted to the Nevada bar. He served district attorney of Eureka County in 1889 and 1890. He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixtieth and Sixty-first Congresses (March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1911) and did not seek relection in in 1910.

After serving in Congress, he resumed the practice of law in Reno. He was appointed United States assistant district attorney for the District of Nevada on March 3, 1915, and served until March 30, 1918. Between 1918 and 1931 Bartlett served as a judge in the Nevada state court system, after which he resumed the private practice of law.

He authored several books and was interred in Mountain View Cemetery in Reno upon his death.

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Preceded by
Clarence D. Van Duzer
United States House of Representatives, Nevada At-Large
19071911
Succeeded by
Edwin E. Roberts