Henry P. Fletcher
| Henry Prather Fletcher | |
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April 10, 1873 Greencastle, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
July 10, 1959 (aged 86) Newport, Rhode Island |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
Henry Prather Fletcher (April 10, 1873 – July 10, 1959) was an American diplomat.
Biography
Fletcher was born in Greencastle, Pennsylvania in 1873. He was the fourth cousin once removed of William McKinley.
After the United States declared war on Spain in 1898, he joined Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders as a private in Troop K.
He later worked as a diplomat, serving as U.S. Minister to Chile from 1909 to 1914 and to Luxembourg from 1923 to 1924. He also served as Ambassador to Chile from 1914 to 1916; Mexico, 1916 to 1919; Belgium, 1922 to 1924; and Italy from 1924 to 1929.
He was also Chairman of the Republican Party from 1934 to 1936 and was a delegate to the Republican national conventions in 1936 and 1940.
He died in 1959 at his home in Newport, Rhode Island, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Further reading
- Marvin, George (February 1916). "Henry P. Fletcher: Our First Ambassador To Reconstituted Mexico". The World's Work: A History of Our Time. XXXI: 442–450. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Norman H. Davis |
Under Secretary of State 1921–1922 |
Succeeded by William Phillips |
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| Preceded by Thomas C. Dawson |
United States Minister to Chile 9 September 1910–19 November 1914 |
United States diplomatic mission upgraded to Embassy |
| United States diplomatic mission upgraded from Legation |
United States Ambassador to Chile 19 November 1914–9 March 1916 |
Succeeded by Joseph Hooker Shea |
| Preceded by Henry Lane Wilson |
United States Ambassador to Mexico 1916–1919 |
Succeeded by Charles B. Warren |
| Preceded by Richard Washburn Child |
United States Ambassador to Italy 1924–1929 |
Succeeded by John W. Garrett |
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| Preceded by Everett Sanders |
Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1934 - 1936 |
Succeeded by John Hamilton |
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