Thomas B. Fletcher

Thomas Brooks Fletcher (October 10, 1879 – July 1, 1945) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Thomas B. Fletcher
c. 1910
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 8th district
In office March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929
Preceded by	R. Clint Cole
Succeeded by	Grant E. Mouser Jr.
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939
Preceded by	Grant E. Mouser Jr.
Succeeded by	Frederick Cleveland Smith
Personal details
Born	October 10, 1879 Mechanicstown, Ohio
Died	July 1, 1945 (aged 65) Washington, D. C.
Resting place	Mechanicstown Cemetery 40°36′59″N 80°57′24″W
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Mount Union College

Born in Mechanicstown, Ohio, Fletcher attended the public schools, a private school at Augusta, Ohio, and the Richard School of Dramatic Art in Cleveland. He graduated from Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio, in 1900. He was editor of the Daily Leader, Alliance, Ohio, from 1903 to 1905. He served on the staff of the Morning News, Canton, Ohio, from 1905 to 1906. He became a Redpath lecturer in 1906. He was editor and publisher of the Daily Tribune at Marion, Ohio, from 1910 to 1922.

Fletcher was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-ninth and Seventieth Congresses (March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress.

Fletcher was elected to the Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth, and Seventy-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939). He served as chairman of the Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives (Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth Congresses), Committee on the Census (Seventy-fifth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress and for election in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress. He resumed lecturing and chautauqua work. He died in Washington, D.C., July 1, 1945. He was interred in Mechanicstown Cemetery, Mechanicstown, Ohio.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Thomas B. Fletcher (id: F000205)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Thomas B. Fletcher at Find a Grave

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