About Thomas Fletcher
Lived 1779 – 1900. Thomas Fletcher was an American politician.
Thomas Fletcher (October 21, 1779 - March 13, 1826) was a U.S. representative from Kentucky.
Born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Fletcher settled in Montgomery County, Kentucky. He served as member of the Kentucky state house of representatives in 1803, 1805, and 1806. He served in the War of 1812 as major of Kentucky Volunteers under General Harrison.
Fletcher was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States James Clark (December 2, 1816 – March 3, 1817). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1816.
Fletcher was again elected a member of the State house of representatives and served in 1817, 1820, 1821, 1823, and 1825. He died on March 13, 1826, near Sharpsburg, Kentucky. He was interred in a private burial ground near Sharpsburg, Kentucky.
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Who was Thomas Fletcher?
American politician
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Thomas Fletcher was born on 21 October 1779 in Westmoreland County.
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Thomas Fletcher died in 1900.
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Thomas Fletcher was a politician.
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Thomas Fletcher was American.
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· DBpedia: Thomas Fletcher (Kentucky politician)
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