Mordecai Bartley | |
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18th Governor of Ohio | |
In office December 3, 1844 – December 12, 1846 | |
Preceded by | Thomas W. Bartley |
Succeeded by | William Bebb |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th district | |
In office March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1831 | |
Preceded by | new district |
Succeeded by | Eleutheros Cooke |
Member of the Ohio Senate from the Coshocton district | |
In office December 2, 1816 – December 6, 1818 Serving with Abraham Shane Joseph Wampler | |
Preceded by | William Gavit Abraham Shane |
Succeeded by | John Spencer Joseph Wampler |
Personal details | |
Born | Fayette County, Pennsylvania | December 16, 1783
Died | October 10, 1870 Mansfield, Ohio | (aged 86)
Resting place | Mansfield Cemetery |
Political party | Whig |
Mordecai Bartley (December 16, 1783 – October 10, 1870) was a Whig politician from northeastern Ohio. He served as the 18th governor of Ohio. Bartley succeeded his son, Thomas W. Bartley as governor, one of few instances of this happening in the United States in high offices.