- Short Biography - Administration - Personal information - This Time in California
Biography* Washington Bartlett was born in Georgia in 1824. He was a printer by trade, and as such Bartlett published the first English-language book ever printed in California, under the cumbersome title of "California As It Is and As It May Be or A Guide to the Gold Country." Bartlett went on to become a San Francisco newspaper publisher, San Francisco Country Clerk, a lawyer, State Senator and Mayor of San Francisco prior to his election as Governor. Although he himself was not particularly religious, Barlett's mother was Jewish, which according to Jewish law means that he was also a Jew - making him California's only Jewish governor to date. Bartlett was a life-long bachelor with a reputation for honesty. Just nine months into his term, however, Bartlett became the first California governor to die in office. Administration under Governor Washington Bartlett - Inaugural Address - January 8, 1887 The Life of Governor Washington Bartlett Born February 29, 1824 Savannah, Georgia Died September 12, 1887 Oakland, California
Administration under Governor Washington Bartlett - Inaugural Address - January 8, 1887 The Life of Governor Washington Bartlett Born February 29, 1824 Savannah, Georgia Died September 12, 1887 Oakland, California
- Inaugural Address - January 8, 1887
The Life of Governor Washington Bartlett Born February 29, 1824 Savannah, Georgia Died September 12, 1887 Oakland, California
Born February 29, 1824 Savannah, Georgia Died September 12, 1887 Oakland, California
