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Lafayette Gilbert Mortiere "L.G.M." Fletcher
Senate 1883-86 (District 10)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Blue Earth
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
2/13/1830
Birth Place:
Stockholm, New York
Birth County:
St. Lawrence
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
1/21/1910
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
L.G.M.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Mankato
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
Mankato, Minnesota (Board of Education Member and President, over 25 years);
1860 to 1906
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Lucina Bacon Foote (married December 30, 1858; she died on September 17, 1870); Susie M. Dyer (married May 15, 1872)
Children:
Eleven children: four children with his first wife: George Henry (son), Carrie D. (daughter), Emma A. (daughter), Harry E.; seven children with his second wife: Lucina E., Ella May, Jennie D., Nellie, Mildred R., L. G. M. Jr., and Edith A.
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1854.
He was one of the organizers of the republican party in Mankato, in 1856.
He helped to build the first school house in Mankato and was the first teacher in 1855.
Body:
Senate
District:
10
Elected:
11/7/1882
Residence:
Mankato
Term of Office:
1/2/1883 to 1/3/1887
Oath Date:
1/2/1883
Counties Represented:
Blue Earth
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: "Mr. Fletcher, in politics, was a consistent republican." (Obituary, The Mankato Free Press, January 28, 1910)
Committees:
-
Grain and Warehouse Inspection
-
Joint University and University Lands
-
Normal Schools (Chair)
-
Public Buildings
-
Roads and Bridges
Session Notes:
From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
Body:
Senate
District:
10
Elected:
11/7/1882
Residence:
Mankato
Term of Office:
1/2/1883 to 1/3/1887
Oath Date:
1/2/1883
Counties Represented:
Blue Earth
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: "Mr. Fletcher, in politics, was a consistent republican." (Obituary, The Mankato Free Press, January 28, 1910)
Committees:
-
Joint University and University Lands
-
Normal Schools (Chair)
-
Public Buildings
-
Public Lands
-
Roads and Bridges
Session Notes:
From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
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