He moved to Boston in 1819 and was elected as a Whig 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 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".[1]
richard, fletcher, american, politician, other, politicians, this, name, richard, fletcher, disambiguation, richard, fletcher, january, 1788, june, 1869, member, united, states, house, representatives, from, massachusetts, brother, governor, ryland, fletcher, . For other politicians of this name see Richard Fletcher disambiguation 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 Richard FletcherMember of the U S House of Representatives from Massachusetts s 1st districtIn office March 4 1837 March 3 1839Preceded byAbbott LawrenceSucceeded byAbbott LawrencePersonal detailsBorn 1788 01 08 January 8 1788Cavendish VermontDiedJune 21 1869 1869 06 21 aged 81 Boston MassachusettsPolitical partyWhig He moved to Boston in 1819 and was elected as a Whig 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 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 1 See also editList of presidents of the American Statistical AssociationSources editUnited States Congress Richard Fletcher id F000203 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress History of ASA Archived from the original on 2015 11 09 U S House of Representatives Preceded byAbbott Lawrence Member of the U S House of Representatives from Massachusetts s 1st congressional districtMarch 4 1837 March 3 1839 Succeeded byAbbott Lawrence Legal offices Preceded byCharles E Forbes Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court1848 1853 Succeeded byBenjamin Thomas nbsp This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a state judge in Massachusetts is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Fletcher American politician amp oldid 1191203255, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
