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Josiah Bartlett (born November 21, 1729, Amesbury, Massachusetts—died May 19, 1795, Kingston, New Hampshire, U.S.) American physician and statesman who earned a reputation as a competent doctor and a respected politician. He was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Josiah Bartlett (November 21, 1729–May 19, 1795), was an American physician and statesman who, as a delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire, signed the Declaration of Independence. He was later Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court and Governor of the state.

Josiah Bartlett. Delegate to Continental Congress, 1774-'87; Signed Declaration of Independence, 1776; Signed Articles of Confederation, 1777; State court Judge, Member of Federal constitutional convention, 1787; Elected Governor of New Hampshire. Josiah Bartlett was born at Amesbury, Massachusetts, in November, 1729.

Josiah Bartlett retired from public service and would soon died on May 19, 1795. He was laid to rest next to his wife in Plains Cemetery in Kingston, New Hampshire. Bartlett lived a full life and would discover Peruvian Bark that would alleviate the symptoms of throat distemper, which would prove useful during an outbreak in the 1730s.

Josiah Bartlett (1729–1795) was an American physician and statesman who, as a delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire, signed the Declaration of Independence. He was later Chief Justice of New Hampshire's Supreme Court and Governor of the state. Personal life.

Thanks to the voting order in the Continental Congress, Josiah Bartlett of New Hampshire was probably the first Delegate to vote for independence, the second to sign the Declaration (after President John Hancock), and the first to ballot for and pen his name to the Articles of Confederation.

BARTLETT, JOSIAH. (1729–1795). Signer. Massachusetts. Josiah Bartlett was born in Amesbury, Massachusetts, on 21 November 1729. After a classical education, he studied medicine at the age of sixteen, and in 1750 he began a medical practice in Kingston, New Hampshire.

Abstract. Josiah Bartlett (1729-1795), statesman and governor of New Hampshire. The collection consists of private and public papers relating to his involvement in the American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. presidency and governorship of New Hampshire.