Thomas Fletcher (Arkansas politician) explained

Thomas Fletcher
State Senate1:Arkansas
District1:16th
Term Start1:November 10, 1874
Term End1:January 8, 1877
Predecessor1:New constituency
Successor1:M. M. Duffie
Office2:11th President of the Arkansas Senate
Term Start2:November 1, 1858
Term End2:March 14, 1864
In exile
March 14, 1864 – May 28, 1865
Predecessor2:John R. Hampton
Successor2:C. C. Bliss
State Senate3:Arkansas
District3:18th
Term Start3:November 1, 1858
Term End3:March 14, 1864
In exile
March 14, 1864 – May 28, 1865
Predecessor3:A. H. Ferguson
Successor3:I. C. Mills
Office4:Acting Governor of Arkansas
Term Start4:November 4, 1862
Term End4:November 15, 1862
Preceded4:Henry M. Rector
Succeeded4:Harris Flanagin
Birth Date:8 April 1817
Birth Place:Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Death Place:Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Death Cause:Pneumonia
Resting Place:Mount Holly Cemetery,
Resting Place Coordinates:34.7376°N -92.2785°W
Party:Democratic
Parents:
  • Thomas H. Fletcher
  • Sarah G. Fletcher
Relatives:Read Fletcher (brother)
Alma Mater:University of Nashville

Thomas Fletcher (April 8, 1817February 26, 1880) was an American politician and lawyer who served as acting governor of Arkansas from November 4 to 15, 1862, following the resignation of Henry M. Rector. He was president of the Arkansas Senate from 1858 to 1864, and in exile at Washington, Arkansas until 1865.

Early life

Fletcher was born on April 8, 1817, at Nashville, Tennessee. He became prominent in the profession of law and, during the Polk administration, was appointed a United States marshal. An attorney in Hinds County, Mississippi in 1850, he later moved to Arkansas County, Arkansas. Turning to elective politics, he represented the 18th district in the Arkansas Senate from 1858 to 1864, and in the State government in exile at Washington, Arkansas until the end of the American Civil War.[1]

Acting governor of Arkansas

Fletcher's service as acting governor of Arkansas continued from the resignation of Henry M. Rector until the inauguration of Harris Flanagin, who was chosen at the general election held on October 6, 1862. Fletcher's tenure of the office as acting governor was by virtue of his position as president of the Arkansas Senate.

Later life and death

After the reconstruction period ended in Arkansas, he represented the 16th district in the Arkansas Senate. In 1878 he began the practice of the law at Little Rock, Arkansas, but his career was soon afterward terminated by his death at age 62, on February 26, 1880, at Little Rock, due to complications from pneumonia.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Evans . Clement A. . Clement A. Evans . 1899 . Confederate Military History . I . Atlanta, Ga. . Confederate Publishing Company . 717 . 02017198 . 7023000M . Internet Archive.
  2. News: . Passed Away . . V . 123 . Little Rock . February 26, 1880 . 1.