Thomas Fletcher (Kentucky)
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Thomas Fletcher was a U.S. Representative
from Kentucky
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Born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
, Fletcher settled in Montgomery County, Kentucky
.
He served as member of the 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 near Sharpsburg, Kentucky
.
He was interred in a private burial ground near Sharpsburg, Kentucky
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
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Born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 369,993 people, 149,813 households, and 104,569 families residing in the county. The population density was 361 people per square mile . There were 161,058 housing units at an average density of 157 per square mile...
, Fletcher settled in Montgomery County, Kentucky
Montgomery County, Kentucky
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The population was 26,499. Its county seat is Mount Sterling. With regard to the sale of alcohol, it is classified as a moist county—a county in which alcohol sales are prohibited , but containing a "wet" city where package...
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He served as member of the 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
Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...
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 near Sharpsburg, Kentucky
Sharpsburg, Kentucky
Sharpsburg is a city in Bath County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 295 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mount Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Sharpsburg is located at ....
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He was interred in a private burial ground near Sharpsburg, Kentucky
Sharpsburg, Kentucky
Sharpsburg is a city in Bath County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 295 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mount Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Sharpsburg is located at ....
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