Mordecai Bartley

Mordecai Bartley
18th Governor of Ohio
In office December 3, 1844 – December 12, 1846
Preceded by	Thomas W. Bartley
Succeeded by	William Bebb
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th district
In office March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1831
Preceded by	new district
Succeeded by	Eleutheros Cooke
Member of the Ohio Senate from the Coshocton district
In office December 2, 1816 – December 6, 1818 Serving with Abraham Shane Joseph Wampler
Preceded by	William Gavit Abraham Shane
Succeeded by	John Spencer Joseph Wampler
Personal details
Born	(1783-12-16)December 16, 1783 Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Died	October 10, 1870(1870-10-10) (aged 86) Mansfield, Ohio
Resting place	Mansfield Cemetery
Political party	Whig

Mordecai Bartley (December 16, 1783 – October 10, 1870) was a Whig politician from northeastern Ohio. He served as the 18th governor of Ohio. Bartley succeeded his son, Thomas W. Bartley as governor, one of few instances of this happening in the United States in high offices.