Johann Heinrich Bartels

Johann Heinrich Bartels
Portrait of Johann Heinrich Bartels
Born20 May 1761
Died1 February 1850 (1850-03) (aged 88)
Occupation(s)Lawyer
Writer
Senator & Mayor of Hamburg
SpouseMaria Elisabeth von Reck (1768–1852)
Children2s, 2d
Parent(s)Claes Bartels (1728–1806)
Katharina Maria Seelandt (1739–73)

Johann Heinrich Bartels (20 May 1761 – 1 February 1850) was a scholar from Hamburg who became a city senator in 1798. He played a leading role in civic administration during the difficult years of French occupation (1806-1814). In 1820 he was elected Mayor of the city, a position which he occupied for a remarkable three decades.