Thomas Clement Fletcher

Thomas Clement Fletcher
18th Governor of Missouri
In office
January 2, 1865 – January 12, 1869
LieutenantGeorge Smith
Preceded byWillard Preble Hall
Succeeded byJoseph W. McClurg
Personal details
Born
Thomas Clement Fletcher

(1827-01-21)January 21, 1827
Herculaneum, Missouri, U.S.
DiedMarch 25, 1899(1899-03-25) (aged 72)
Political partyRepublican
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Union Army
Years of service1862–64
Rank Colonel
Bvt. Brigadier General
Commands31st Missouri Infantry
47th Missouri Infantry
50th Missouri infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War  (POW)

Thomas Clement Fletcher (January 21, 1827 – March 25, 1899) was the 18th Governor of Missouri during the latter stages of the American Civil War and the early part of Reconstruction. He was the first Missouri governor to be born in the state. The Thomas C. Fletcher House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.