Fletcher, George Henry
House 1893-94 (District 32)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
2/18/1860
Birth Place:
Mankato, Minnesota
Birth County:
Blue Earth
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1913
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Universalist
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Engaged in the Practice of Law; Senior Member, Fletcher, Rockwood and Dawson Law Firm/Banking/Wholesale Business/Milling/Manufacturing
EDUCATION
Home School; Elementary School;
Mankato Public Schools; Elementary School;
Mankato High School; Secondary; Graduate, Valedictorian, 1876
Ann Arbor High School, Michigan; Secondary; Graduate, 1877, Received a Diploma from Two High Schools
University of Michigan; A.B.; September 1877 - June 1881
Studied Law; Admitted to the Bar, December 1883
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judicial Administration:
Minneapolis, Minnesota (Law Clerk for Judge Ell Torrance);
08/1883 to 18??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Annie Maria Kimball (married on July 28, 1887)
Children:
Two children: Kimball and Alice Kimball
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Lafayette Gilbert Mortiere Fletcher
- Father
GENERAL NOTES
He was of English ancestry.
He came to Minneapolis, Minnesota in November 1881.
"He has taken an active interest in Republican politics, and is a member of the Union League." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 279)
He was a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity.
He was Secretary for the Church of the Redeemer in Minneapolis, Minnesota for ten years.
Religion provided by Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897.
Elected: 11/8/1892
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/3/1893 to 1/7/1895
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law; Senior Member, Fletcher, Rockwood and Dawson Law Firm/Banking/Wholesale Business/Milling/Manufacturing
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Grain and Warehouse
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Judiciary (Chair)
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Municipal Legislation
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State Public Schools
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University and University Lands