The Biographical Dictionary of America/Bartley, Mordecai

​BARTLEY, Mordecai, governor of Ohio, was born in Fayette county, Pa., Dec. 16, 1783. In 1809 he went to Ohio and engaged in farming, and at the outbreak of the war of 1812 he joined the army of General Harrison with the rank of captain, from which he received promotion to that of adjutant. In 1817 he was chosen to represent Richmond county in the state senate, and the following year received the appointment of registrar of the land office of Virginia military district school lands. This office he held until he was elected a representative to Congress in 1822. He served in the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st congresses. He was elected governor of the state in 1844, as a Whig, and served one term. In the Mexican war he personally superintended the raising of troops, although as a Whig he was opposed to the war. In 1856 he joined the Republican party, but took no active part as a politician, devoting himself to his farm and the practice of law. He died in Mansfield, Ohio, Oct. 10, 1870.

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