Roscoe Bartlett | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 6th district | |
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Beverly Byron |
Succeeded by | John Delaney |
Personal details | |
Born | Roscoe Gardner Bartlett, Jr. June 3, 1926 Moorland, Kentucky |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Ellen Louise Bartlett |
Children | 10 |
Residence | Remote rural West Virginia[1] |
Alma mater | Washington Adventist University University of Maryland, College Park |
Profession | Farmer Professor Scientist |
Roscoe Gardner Bartlett, Jr. (born June 3, 1926) is an American politician and physiologist. He is a former U.S. Representative for Maryland's 6th congressional district, serving from 1993 to 2013.
He is a member of the Republican Party and was a member of the Tea Party Caucus. At the end of his tenure in Congress, Bartlett was the second-oldest serving member of the House of Representatives, behind only fellow Republican Ralph Hall of Texas.