Bob Bartlett
American politician (1904-1968) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 64
Edward Lewis "Bob" Bartlett, was an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He served as a United States Senator.
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Bartlett with Hawaii Delegate Joe Farrington in 1950
Bartlett on the USS Midway
Bartlett, (bottom, third from right), celebrating Alaska Statehood next to a 49-star U.S. Flag, held by Robert Atwood.
Bartlett and Ernest Gruening hold the 49-star U.S. flag after the admission of Alaska as the 49th state.
A picture of a bust of Bartlett on May 6, 1969. L-R: Congressman Howard Pollock, Senator Ted Stevens, Vide Bartlett, Senator Mike Gravel, Senator Warren Magnuson.About this person
A key fighter for Alaska statehood, Bartlett served as the Secretary of Alaska Territory from 1939 to 1945, as Alaska's delegate in Congress from 1945 to 1959, and as a U.S. senator from 1959 until his death in 1968. He was opposed to U.S. involvement in Vietnam, along with his fellow Senator Ernest Gruening, and also worked to warn people about the dangers of radiation. Many acts bear his name, including a major law known as the Bartlett Act, mandating handicap access in all federally funded buildings.
