Representative Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell - Contact Information

Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell (born January 7, 1821) was a Democratic politician who represented the state of Georgia in the United States House of Representatives in the mid-nineteenth century. Serving as a member of Congress from Georgia’s 4th District, he held office as a Representative from December 7, 1857, to March 3, 1861. During this period, he was affiliated with the Democratic Party and was part of Georgia’s congressional delegation in the years immediately preceding the American Civil War.

Gartrell served two terms in the House of Representatives, reflecting his continued support among voters in Georgia’s 4th District. His tenure in Congress spanned the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses, covering a politically turbulent era in national affairs. Identified in congressional records by the biographical guide number G000088, he is remembered as a historical member of Congress who concluded his federal service in 1861.