Fletcher D. Proctor
| Fletcher D. Proctor | |
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| 51st Governor of Vermont | |
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In office October 4, 1906 – October 8, 1908 |
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| Lieutenant | George H. Prouty |
| Preceded by | Charles J. Bell |
| Succeeded by | George H. Prouty |
| Member of the Vermont Senate | |
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In office 1892-1893 |
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| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1890-1892 |
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| Personal details | |
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Fletcher Dutton Proctor November 7, 1860 Cavendish, Vermont |
| Died | September 27, 1911 (aged 50) Proctor, Vermont |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Minnie Robinson Proctor (1865 - 1928) |
| Children | Emily Proctor, Mortimer Proctor, Minnie Proctor |
| Profession | Executive, Vermont Marble Company |
Fletcher Dutton Proctor (November 7, 1860 – September 27, 1911) was an American businessman, a Republican politician, and the 51st Governor of Vermont, who served from 1906 to 1908.
Proctor was born in Cavendish, Vermont on November 7, 1860. He was raised in Proctor, attended Middlebury College, and graduated from Amherst College in 1882. Proctor was the son of Vermont Governor Redfield Proctor and brother of Governor Redfield Proctor, Jr., and the father of Governor Mortimer Proctor. He married Minnie E. Robinson, daughter of Asher C. Robinson, on May 26, 1886, and they had three children, Emily Proctor, Mortimer Proctor, and Minnie Proctor.
Proctor was employed at his family's business, Vermont Marble, becoming President in 1889. He also served as President of the Clarendon & Pittsford Railroad and the Proctor Trust Company.
Proctor enlisted in the Vermont National Guard in 1884 and was promoted to First Lieutenant before resigning in 1887.
Proctor served in several local offices, including town selectman and school board member. A Republican, from 1886 to 1888 he was Secretary of Civil and Military affairs (chief assistant) for Governor Ebenezer J. Ormsbee.
Proctor was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1890 to 1892, and served as Speaker. He served in the Vermont Senate from 1892 to 1893, and in the Vermont House again from 1904 to 1905.
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