Allen M. Fletcher

Allen Miller Fletcher ( born September 25, 1853 in Indianapolis, Indiana, † May 11, 1922 in Rutland, Vermont ) was an American politician and 1912-1915 Governor of the State of Vermont.

Early years and social advancement

Allen Fletcher attended the Swedenborgian School in Waltham, Massachusetts and the Willston Seminary, also in Massachusetts. After leaving school, Fletcher got into the business world very quickly. He has worked among others in the banking industry and had apartments in Indianapolis, New York and Vermont. From 1899 he worked for six years on the New York Stock Exchange.

Political career

Between 1902 and 1903, and again from 1906 to 1911 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from Vermont. Between 1904 and 1905 he was a member of the State Senate. In 1908, he was member of a commission to revise the State Constitution. In 1912 he was elected as a candidate of the Republican Party by the Legislature as the new governor of his state. The direct election had no clear majority conditions are obtained, so that the decision had to be made about the election by Parliament. Fletcher stepped up his new post on October 3, 1912. Due to a constitutional amendment he could remain in office until January 7, 1915. Since then, the terms of office of the governors of Vermont begin in January and not, as at present in October. Fletcher appointed the first woman in the Education Committee of the State. He sat down, unsuccessfully, for the abolition of the death penalty.

Further CV

After the end of his tenure, Fletcher again devoted his numerous business interests. In 1916 he applied unsuccessfully for a seat in the U.S. Senate. He died in May 1922., With his wife Mary E. Bence he had three children.

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