Bob Bartlett
United States Senator from Alaska
In office January 3, 1959 – December 11, 1968
Preceded by	Statehood (one of the first two senators)
Succeeded by	Ted Stevens
Born	April 20, 1904 Seattle, Washington
Died	December 11, 1968 (aged 64) Cleveland, Ohio
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Vide Marie Gaustad
Profession	Journalist, Politician

Edward Lewis "Bob" Bartlett (April 20, 1904 – December 11, 1968) was an American politician, and was a member of the Democratic Party. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theodore Fulton Stevens (born November 18 1923 is the senior United States Senator from Alaska, serving since December 24 1968 Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party.

Bartlett was born in Seattle, Washington. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. After graduating from the University of Alaska in 1925, Bartlett began his career in politics. The University of Alaska Fairbanks, located in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska System, and is abbreviated as Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A reporter for the Fairbanks Daily News until 1933, he accepted the position of secretary to Delegate Anthony Dimond of Alaska. Anthony Joseph Dimond ( November 30, 1881 – May 28, 1953) was an American Democratic Party politician who was the Alaska Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent Three years later he became the chairman of the Unemployment Compensation Commission of Alaska.

On January 30, 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed him secretary of the Alaska Territory. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Alaska Territory was an incorporated territory of the United States from 1912 to 1959 Beginning in 1945, Bartlett served as the delegate from Alaska to the 79th and the six succeeding Congresses. Continuing his civic service, he was president of the Alaska Tuberculosis Association and served as a member of the Alaska War Council. He labored constantly for statehood; upon Alaska's admission to the Union in 1959 he became the first senator from Alaska and served until 1968.

Bartlett possessed the reputation of a quiet man of achievement. The Library of Congress estimates that he had more bills passed into law than any other member in congressional history. The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress Even before statehood he was writing legislation (sponsored by other Congressional Representatives), such as the Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act of 1956. The Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act of 1956 ( Public Law 84-830 was an Act of Congress passed to improve Mental health care in the United States Some of his bills included the Radiation Safety Bill and the Bartlett Act, requiring all federally funded buildings to be accessible to the handicapped.

Bartlett died following heart surgery on December 11, 1968 at Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Ted Stevens was appointed to replace him on December 24, 1968. Theodore Fulton Stevens (born November 18 1923 is the senior United States Senator from Alaska, serving since December 24 1968 Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In 1971, the state of Alaska donated a bronze statue of Bartlett to the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent The National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol comprises statues donated by individual states to honor persons notable in their history

External links

• Bob Bartlett at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The "Architect of Alaskan Statehood"