Born in Plymouth Massachusetts, USA. He was a paymaster at the United States Navy, got an honorary degree in Harvard University and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
- his ethnicity: White.
- his mother's name: Susan Thacher.
- his father's name: William Bartlett.
- his Spouse name: Hannah Stanfield Willard
He died on Sunday, December 03, 1905, in Cambridge; cause of death: unspecified.