Thomas W. Bartley

Thomas Welles Bartley
17th Governor of Ohio
In office April 15, 1844 – December 3, 1844
Preceded by	Wilson Shannon
Succeeded by	Mordecai Bartley
28th Speaker of the Ohio Senate
In office December 4, 1843 – December 1, 1844
Preceded by	Wilson Shannon
Succeeded by	Mordecai Bartley
Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office February 2, 1852 – February 9, 1859
Preceded by	Rufus Paine Spalding
Succeeded by	William Virgil Peck
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Richland County
In office 1839–1841
Preceded by	James Comings
Succeeded by	R. W. Cahill James P. Henderson
Member of the Ohio Senate from Richland County
In office 1841–1845
Preceded by	William McLaughlin
Succeeded by	Joseph Newman
Personal details
Born	(1812-02-11)February 11, 1812 Jefferson County, Ohio, U.S.
Died	June 20, 1885(1885-06-20) (aged 73) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Julia Maria Larwill Susan D. Sherman Ellen McCoy
Alma mater	Jefferson College

Thomas Welles Bartley (February 11, 1812 – June 20, 1885) was an American Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. He served as the 17th governor of Ohio. Bartley was succeeded in office by his father, Mordecai Bartley, one of only a few instances of this occurring in high elected office in the United States.