Orrin Fletcher

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Orrin Fletcher was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

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Biography

Fletcher was born on April 15, 1877, in Burns, Wisconsin. [1] He would become a farmer and President of a cooperative creamery and a cooperative telephone company.

Political career

Fletcher was elected to the Assembly in 1918. Additionally, he was chairman (similar to Mayor) of Burns and a member of the County Board of La Crosse County, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.

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References

  1. Paul F. Hunter, ed. (1919). THE WISCONSIN BLUE BOOK. Madison. pp. 487–488.