Henry P. Fletcher

Henry Prather Fletcher (1873–1959) was an American diplomat.

Fletcher was born in Greencastle, Pennsylvania in 1873. He was the fourth cousin once removed of William McKinley.

He served in the U.S. military as one of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, and later worked as a diplomat, serving as Ambassador of the United States to Chile, Mexico, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Italy. He was also Chairman of the GOP.

He died in 1959 at his home in Newport, Rhode Island, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

External links

* [http://www.greencastlemuseum.org/Local_History/fletcher.htm Bio from Allison-Antrim Museum]
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fletcher.html The Political Graveyard]

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NAME = Fletcher, Henry Prather
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH = 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH = Greencastle, Pennsylvania, USA
DATE OF DEATH = 1959
PLACE OF DEATH = Newport, Rhode Island, USA