Robert P. Letcher
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Letcher's family came to Kentucky around 1800. Letcher attended the private academy of Joshua Fry, then studied law. He was briefly a judge advocate in John Allen's volunteer militia during the War of 1812. He began his political career in 1813, representing Garrard County in the Kentucky House of Representatives. In 1823, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served for more than a decade. During the 1824 presidential election, he acted as an intermediary between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay. Adams' opponent, Andrew Jackson, charged that, through these negotiations, Clay agreed to support Adams for president in exchange for being named Secretary of State.
In 1840, Letcher was chosen as the Whig nominee for governor of Kentucky over William Owsley. In the general election, Letcher won by landslide over Judge Richard French. Letcher's fiscally conservative policies helped Kentucky recover from the financial Panic of 1837. By the end of his term, the state was experiencing budget surpluses and state banks had resumed specie payments. After Letcher left office, he was appointed Minister to Mexico by President Zachary Taylor. Following this, he made an attempt to return to the U.S. House, but was defeated by Democrat John C. Breckinridge. Letcher's defeat in Henry Clay's home district was a strong indication of the decline of Whig influence in Kentucky. Though he remained active in politics, Letcher never again sought public office. He died on January 24, 1861, at the age of seventy-two. Provided by Wikipedia
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241by McKinney, Melissa A., Dietz, Rune, Sonne, Christian, De Guise, Sylvain, Skirnisson, Karl, Karlsson, Karl, Steingrímsson, Egill, Letcher, Robert J.Get access
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242by Sonne, Christian, Dietz, Rune, Kirkegaard, Maja, Letcher, Robert J., Shahmiri, Soheila, Andersen, Steen, Møller, Per, Olsen, Aage Kristian, Jensen, Asger L.Get access
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243by McKinney, Melissa, Peacock, Elizabeth, Dyck, Markus, Branigan, Marsha, Evans, Thomas, Gabrielsen, Geir, Dietz, Rune, Sonne, Christian, Riget, Frank, Letcher, RobertGet access
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244by Dietz, Rune, Gustavson, Kim, Sonne, Christian, Desforges, Jean-Pierre, Rigét, Frank F., Pavlova, Viola, McKinney, Melissa A., Letcher, Robert J.Get access
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245by Routti, Heli, Letcher, Robert J, Born, Erik W, Branigan, Marsha, Dietz, Rune, Evans, Thomas J, Fisk, Aaron T, Peacock, Elizabeth, Sonne, ChristianGet access
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247by Sonne, Christian, Dietz, Rune, Born, Erik W, Riget, Frank F, Kirkegaard, Maja, Hyldstrup, Lars, Letcher, Robert J, Muir, Derek C GGet access
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248by Sonne, Christian, Dietz, Rune, Kirkegaard, Maja, Letcher, Robert J., Shahmiri, Soheila, Andersen, Steen, Møller, Per, Olsen, Aage Kristian, Jensen, Asger L.Get access
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249by Erdmann, Simon E., Dietz, Rune, Sonne, Christian, Bechshøft, Thea Ø., Vorkamp, Katrin, Letcher, Robert J., Long, Manhai, Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva C.Get access
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250by Sonne, Christian, Dietz, Rune, Born, Erik W., Riget, Frank F., Kirkegaard, Maja, Hyldstrup, Lars, Letcher, Robert J., Muir, Derek C. G.Get access
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251by Erdmann, Simon Erik, Dietz, Rune, Sonne, Christian, Bechshøft, Thea Ø, Vorkamp, Katrin, Letcher, Robert J, Long, Manhai, Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva CGet access
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252by Erdmann, Simon Erik, Dietz, Rune, Sonne, Christian, Bechshøft, Thea Ø, Vorkamp, Katrin, Letcher, Robert J, Long, Manhai, Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva CGet access
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253by Erdmann, Simon E., Dietz, Rune, Sonne, Christian, Bechshøft, Thea Ø., Vorkamp, Katrin, Letcher, Robert J., Long, Manhai, Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva C.Get access
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254by Dietz, Rune, Rigét, Frank F., Sonne, Christian, Letcher, Robert J., Backus, Sean, Born, Erik W., Kirkegaard, Maja, Muir, Derek C.G.Get access
Published in Environmental Pollution (2007)
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255by Sonne, Christian, Dietz, Rune, Kirkegaard, Maja, Letcher, Robert J., Shahmiri, Soheila, Andersen, Steen, Møller, Per, Olsen, Aage Kristian, Jensen, Asger LundorffGet access
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256by Dietz, Rune, Gustavson, Kim, Sonne, Christian, Desforges, Jean-Pierre, Rigét, Frank F., Pavlova, Viola, McKinney, Melissa A., Letcher, Robert J.Get access
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257by Routti, Heli, Letcher, Robert J., Born, Erik W., Branigan, Marsha, Dietz, Rune, Evans, Thomas J., Fisk, Aaron T., Peacock, Elizabeth, Sonne, ChristianGet access
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258by Sonne, Christian, Letcher, Robert James, Jenssen, Bjørn Munro, Desforges, Jean-Pierre, Eulaers, Igor, Andersen-Ranberg, Emilie, Gustavson, Kim, Styrishave, Bjarne, Dietz, RuneGet access
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260by Sonne, Christian, Letcher, Robert James, Jenssen, Bjørn Munro, Desforges, Jean-Pierre, Eulaers, Igor, Andersen-Ranberg, Emilie, Gustavson, Kim, Styrishave, Bjarne, Dietz, RuneGet access
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