William Bartram (North Carolina politician)
William Bartram | |
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| Member of the North Carolina House of Burgesses from Bladen County | |
| In office 1739–1740 | |
| In office 1746–1768 | |
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| Born | June 14, 1711 Darby, Province of Pennsylvania |
| Died | October 24, 1770 (aged 59) Bladen County, Province of North Carolina |
| Spouse | Elizabeth (née Locke) Smith |
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| Relatives | John Bartram (half-brother) William Bartram (nephew) |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | North Carolina militia |
| Rank | Colonel |
Colonel William Bartram (June 14, 1711 – October 24, 1770) was an American scientist and politician in the Province of North Carolina. He was a Quaker and the uncle of the naturalist of the same name.
Born in Darby in the Province of Pennsylvania three months before his father William Bartram was killed during the Tuscarora War in the Province of Carolina in 1711, he was captured by the Tuscarora with his family, and later returned to Pennsylvania after they were ransomed by relatives from Philadelphia. The younger William Bartram later returned to see to his father's estate, after Native Americans were removed from the area, and became a prominent planter, colonel of the militia, and long-time member of the colonial legislature.