D. L. Bartlett |
DAVID L. BARTLETT was born
in Hadley, Mass., in December, 1816. His father
was Daniel Bartlett, and his mother's
maiden name was Louisa Stockbridge, both
of Hadley, Mass. His ancestors, both paternal and
maternal, were New England people for many generations,
intimately connected with the history of that section.
Mr. Bartlett's rudimentary education was
obtained at the vary excellent common schools of New
England, and completed at one of the academies of that
section, so noted for their thorough course and training
in all the branches necessary for the pursuits of
business. Mr. Bartlett commenced the
business of a manufacturer of iron when a young man in
Hartford, Conn., where he had a fair measure of success.
In 1844 he removed to Baltimore and established a
foundry on President street, but removed in a short time
to Leadenhall street, and in 1850 established his
foundry permanently on the corner of Scott and Pratt
street, where the present firm, Bartlett-Hayward
& Co., have gradually enlarged the business and have
been very successful. The firm employs an average
of five hundred skilled workmen, and fills a vast number
of orders and contracts. Mr. Bartlett has
been intrusted with many important measures involving
the interests of the public. He was a member of
the committee appointed by the Mayor of Baltimore to
report on the proper means of encouraging manufacturers;
is one of the trustees of the McDonough School Fund; has
been one of the managers of the Maryland Institute; and
is one of the directors of the Farmers' and Planters'
Bank. Mr. Bartlett's general
reputation may be well conceived by the character of the
public trusts with which he has been connected. To
a mature judgment and ripe experience he has brought to
every undertaking, both public and private, a faithful,
conscientious discharge of duty that has secured him the
entire confidence of the commuity in which he
cast his for tunes more than forty years ago. He
is at present in the full enjoyment of an iron
constitution, preserved and strengthened by systematic
habits, and promises yet, according to all human
judgment, many years of usefulness in his family and to
the public.
Mr. Bartlett is commanding in presence,
urbane in manners, social and genial in all his
relations with men, and exceedingly popular with all
classes; and in all connections, religious, political,
and in business, he has been active, consistent and
faithful, securing thereby the approbation and esteem of
all good men with whom he has come into contact during
an active life. He is a communicant in the
Episcopal Church, and has had no taste or inclination
for political office, but during the existence of the
Whig party he affiliated with it. Upon its
dissolution he became a member of the Republican party,
with which he has since acted and voted He
has been married twice. By his first wife,
Sarah Abby, to whom he was married in
January, 1845, he had two children, who are still
living. He was married the second time in April,
1867, to Julia E. Pettibone, of Simsbury, Conn.
Source: Baltimore - Its History and It's
People, publ. 1912 - Page 625 |
