Richard Fletcher (American politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Fletcher (American politician)

American politician

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1788

Place of Birth: Cavendish, Vermont, United States

Date of Death: 21-Jun-1869

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Richard Fletcher (January 8, 1788 – June 21, 1869) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.
The brother of Governor Ryland Fletcher, he was born in Cavendish, Vermont on January 8, 1788.
He pursued classical studies and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1806.
He taught school in Salisbury, New Hampshire, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice there. He moved to Boston in 1819 and was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1839).
Fletcher was not a candidate for renomination to the Twenty-sixth Congress.
He served as a judge of the Massachusetts Supreme Court 1848–1853, and died in Boston on June 21, 1869.
His interment was in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge. Fletcher was elected as the first president of the American Statistical Association, although by the ASA's own admission, he was "little more than a figurehead".