The Biographical Dictionary of America/Bartholdt, Richard

​BARTHOLDT, Richard, representative, was born in Germany, Nov. 2, 1853. He immigrated to the United States when a boy, received a classical education, learned the printing trade, and adopted the profession of journalism. He was connected with the Brooklyn Free Press and New York Staats-Zeitung as reporter and legislative correspondent, and afterwards joined the editorial staff of the Staats-Zeitung. In 1884 he returned to St. Louis as editor-in-chief of the St. Louis Tribune. In 1889 he was elected to the Board of public schools of St. Louis, where he distinguished himself by his exertions for the introduction of physical culture into the public schools, for a thorough revision of the course of study, and for better text-books. He was successful in introducing these improvements, and in 1891 was elected president of the board. In 1892 he was elected on the Republican ticket as a representative for the 10th congressional district of Missouri in the 53d Congress, and was re-elected to the 54th and 55th congresses.

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