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  Fletcher, Ryland
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AffiliationRepublican   
NameRyland Fletcher
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Proctorsville, Vermont , United States
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Born February 18, 1799
DiedDecember 19, 1885 (86 years)
ContributorJoshua L.
Last ModifedJoshua L.
Nov 28, 2004 03:08pm
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InfoRyland Fletcher, governor of Vermont, born in Cavendish, Vermont, 18 February 1799; died in Proctorsville, Vermont, 19 December 1885, studied in the Norwich military academy, and became a farmer. He was active as an antislavery agitator, was chosen to the state senate, and lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1854 till 1856, when the Free-soil party, serving until 1858, elected him governor of the state. From 1861 till 1864 he was a representative in the legislature. In 1864 he was a presidential elector on the Republican ticket.

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  09/01/1857 VT Governor Won 67.05% (+34.76%)
  09/02/1856 VT Governor Won 74.05% (+48.69%)
  09/04/1855 VT Lt. Governor Won 69.94% (+40.33%)
  09/05/1854 VT Lt. Governor Won 65.49% (+31.19%)
  09/07/1852 VT - District 02 Lost 16.59% (-35.22%)
  09/02/1851 VT Lt. Governor Lost 33.80% (-17.07%)
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