Charles Lafayette Bartlett

Democrat Representative of Georgia's 6th district

  • Representative

    Georgia, district 6

    April 7, 1913 - March 3, 1915

10

Congresses Served

10

House Terms

January 31, 1853 (85 years old)

Birthday

April 21, 1938

Death

  • Served as a United States Representative from Georgia for 20 years, from 1895 to 1915.
  • Member of the Democratic Party.
  • Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Georgia in 1870.
  • Studied law at the University of Virginia and graduated from the UGA School of Law in 1872.
  • Began practicing law in Monticello, Georgia, after being admitted to the state bar.
  • Held various legal and political positions, including solicitor general for the Macon judicial circuit and city attorney of Macon.
  • Served in the Georgia State House of Representatives from 1882 to 1885 and in the Georgia Senate in 1888 and 1889.
  • Appointed as a Macon circuit superior court judge in 1892 before resigning to run for Congress.
  • Returned to Macon after congressional service to practice law and engage in banking.
  • Died in 1938 and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia.