- Loren Fletcher
Infobox Congressman
name = Loren Fletcher
width=200
state =Minnesota
district = 5th
date of birth =April 10 ,1833
place of birth =Mount Vernon, Maine , USA
date of death =April 15 ,1919
place of death =Atlanta, Georgia
party = Republican
term = 1893 – 1903, 1905 – 1907
preceded =Kittel Halvorson , John Lind
succeeded = John Lind,Frank Nye
religion =
spouse =Loren Fletcher (
April 10 ,1833 –April 15 ,1919 ) was aU.S. Representative fromMinnesota ; born in Mount Vernon,Kennebec County, Maine ; he attended the public schools and Maine Wesleyan Seminary, Kents Hill, Maine; moved to Bangor in 1853; was a stonecutter, clerk in a store, and an employee of a lumber company; moved toMinneapolis, Minnesota , in 1856 and engaged in manufacturing and mercantile pursuits, largely in the manufacture of lumber and flour; member of the board of directors of the First National Bank upon its establishment in 1864; member of theMinnesota House of Representatives 1872 – 1886 and served as speaker from 1880 to 1886; elected as a Republican to the 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, and 57th congresses (March 4 ,1893 –March 3 ,1903 ); chairman, Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (57th congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1902 to the 58th congress; elected to the 59th congress, (March 4 ,1905 –March 3 ,1907 ); declined to be a candidate for reelection; retired from active business; died inAtlanta, Georgia ,April 15 ,1919 ; interment inLakewood Cemetery , Minneapolis, Minnesota.References
* [http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=12839 Minnesota Legislators Past and Present]
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