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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsFLETCHER, Richard
(1788—1869)
FLETCHER, Richard, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Cavendish, Windsor County, Vt., January 8, 1788; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1806; taught school at Salisbury, N.H., 1806-1808; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice at Salisbury, N.H., in 1809; moved to Boston, Mass., in 1819; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837-March 3, 1839); was not a candidate for renomination in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth Congress; judge of the supreme court of Massachusetts 1848-1853; died in Boston, Mass., on June 21, 1869, interment Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
Fletcher, Richard. Speech of Richard Fetcher to his constituents, delivered in Faneuil Hall, Monday, Nov. 6, 1837
. [Boston: Press of J. H. Eastburn, 1837].
Gordon, Adoniram Judson. The service of a good life
. Boston: Gould & Lincoln, 1869.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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