Richard Fletcher | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | Abbott Lawrence |
| Succeeded by | Abbott Lawrence |
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| Born | (1788-01-08)January 8, 1788 |
| Died | June 21, 1869(1869-06-21) (aged 81) |
| Political party | Whig |
Richard Fletcher (January 8, 1788 – June 21, 1869) was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromMassachusetts. The brother ofGovernorRyland Fletcher, he was born inCavendish, Vermont on January 8, 1788. He pursued classical studies and graduated fromDartmouth College in 1806. He taught school inSalisbury, New Hampshire, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice there.
He moved toBoston in 1819 and was elected as aWhig to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839). Fletcher was not a candidate for renomination to the Twenty-sixth Congress. He served as a judge of theMassachusetts Supreme Court 1848–1853, and died in Boston on June 21, 1869. His interment was inMount Auburn Cemetery inCambridge.
Fletcher was elected as the first president of theAmerican Statistical Association, although by the ASA's own admission, he was "little more than a figurehead".[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 1st congressional district March 4, 1837 — March 3, 1839 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Associate Justice of theMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 1848-1853 | Succeeded by |
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