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Joseph M. Fletcher
Joseph M. Fletcher (November 5, 1831 – March 12, 1882) was a prominent attorney, civic leader, and government land agent in the Washington Territory. He served on the city council of Vancouver, Washington, and was the Mayor of Vancouver, WA.
==Early Years==
Fletcher was born on November 5, 1831 in England. Early in his life his family immigrated to the United States, settling in the state of Maryland. Early in 1861 President Abraham Lincoln appointed Fletcher as Register of the Vancouver, Washington Territory, office of the United States General Land Office. The General Land Office was charged with administrating the conveyance of public lands to those claiming the lands as a part of homesteading or otherwise, in the form of a Land patent. For a new territory, this office was at the center of the local business development efforts.
Mr. Fletcher and his wife Rhoda Fletcher left Maryland and moved west to Vancouver in June, 1861. They purchased two lots near St. Luke's Episcopal Church and built a prominent house there. The Fletchers joined the parish at St. Luke's, with Rhoda being baptized by Reverend John D. McCarty in 1861.〔
At St. Luke's, Joseph M. Fletcher was an active leader of the parish. He was one of the incorporators when St. Luke’s became the first Episcopal Church in the Washington Territory to be incorporated. He served on the Vestry, along with other civic and military leaders including Louis Sohns, Henry C. Hodges, and John McNeil Eddings, and was the Senior Warden when the church was consecrated in 1868 by Benjamin Wistar Morris (bishop).〔 Typically Senior Wardens only serve for a few years, yet Joseph Fletcher served from 1868 through 1875, and again in 1881, working with the church's second rector, Reverend Albert S. Nicholson. He also served as the Superintendent of Sunday School during this period.〔 Perhaps not as notable as some would like, but in perspective to his many other duties and activities during this time, it illustrates his commitment to service as well as popularity amongst his peers.
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