Isaac Fletcher
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Isaac Fletcher was a United States Representative from Vermont
. He was born in Dunstable, Massachusetts
. He pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Dartmouth College
, Hanover, New Hampshire
in 1808. He taught in the academy at Chesterfield, New Hampshire
. He studied law
and was admitted to the bar in December 1811 and commenced practice at Lyndon, Vermont
in 1812.
Fletcher was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives
1819–1824, and served one term as speaker. He served as the prosecuting attorney of Caledonia County, Vermont
1820-1829; member of the state constitutional convention in 1822; and was graduated from the University of Vermont
at Burlington in 1825. He was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841). While in Congress he was the chairman, Committee on Patents (Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1840 to the Twenty-seventh Congress. Later, he served as an Adjutant General on the staff of Governor
Cornelius P. Van Ness
. He died in Lyndon, Vermont in 1842 and was buried in Lyndon Town Cemetery.
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
. He was born in Dunstable, Massachusetts
Dunstable, Massachusetts
Dunstable is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,179 at the 2010 census.-Etymology:Dunstable was named after its sister town Dunstable, UK....
. He pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
, Hanover, New Hampshire
Hanover, New Hampshire
Hanover is a town along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2010 census. CNN and Money magazine rated Hanover the sixth best place to live in America in 2011, and the second best in 2007....
in 1808. He taught in the academy at Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Chesterfield is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,604 at the 2010 census. It includes the village of Spofford...
. He studied law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
and was admitted to the bar in December 1811 and commenced practice at Lyndon, Vermont
Lyndon, Vermont
Lyndon is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 5,448 at the 2000 census. Lyndon is the home of Lyndon State College. The town contains one incorporated village, Lyndonville and three unincorporated villages: Lyndon, Lyndon Center, and East Lyndon.Lyndon is the...
in 1812.
Fletcher was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives
Vermont House of Representatives
The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members. Vermont legislative districting divides representing districts into 66 single-member districts and 42 two-member...
1819–1824, and served one term as speaker. He served as the prosecuting attorney of Caledonia County, Vermont
Caledonia County, Vermont
Caledonia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 31,227. Its shire town is St. Johnsbury.The county was given the Latin name for Scotland, in honor of the many settlers who claimed ancestry there....
1820-1829; member of the state constitutional convention in 1822; and was graduated from the University of Vermont
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
at Burlington in 1825. He was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841). While in Congress he was the chairman, Committee on Patents (Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1840 to the Twenty-seventh Congress. Later, he served as an Adjutant General on the staff of Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
Cornelius P. Van Ness
Cornelius P. Van Ness
Cornelius Peter Van Ness was an American politician of Dutch descent from the US state of Vermont. Van Ness was a Democratic Republican. He is the father of James Van Ness who was a Mayor of San Francisco.-Biography:...
. He died in Lyndon, Vermont in 1842 and was buried in Lyndon Town Cemetery.