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    Fletcher, Lafayette Gilbert Mortiere "L.G.M."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    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.
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
    George Henry Fletcher  - Son

    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.

    Total Days Served: 1463

    SESSIONS SERVED

    24th Legislative Session (1885-1886) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1885
    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

    23rd Legislative Session (1883-1884)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1883
    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

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