Isaac Fletcher
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 5th district |
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In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Fisk Janes |
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| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1819–1824 |
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November 22, 1784 Dunstable, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 19, 1842 (aged 57) Lyndon, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Abigail Stone Fletcher |
| Children | Charles B. Fletcher |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College and University of Vermont |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Isaac Fletcher (November 22, 1784 – October 19, 1842) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont and as Adjutant General on the staff of Governor Cornelius P. Van Ness.
Fletcher was born in Dunstable, Massachusetts to Joseph Fletcher and Molly Cummings Fletcher. He pursued classical studies, and graduated with honors from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire in 1808. He taught in the academy at Chesterfield, New Hampshire, studied law and was admitted to the bar in December 1811. He began the practice of law in Lyndon, Vermont in 1812.
He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1819 until 1824, and served one term as Speaker in 1824. Fletcher was Caledonia County State's Attorney from 1820 until 1829, and a member of the state constitutional convention in 1822.
He was military aide to Richard Skinner (politician), Governor of Vermont. He served as Adjutant General of the State Militia, succeeding Daniel Kellogg. Fletcher received a master's degree from the University of Vermont in 1823.
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