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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261by Villanger, Gro D., Jenssen, Bjørn M., Fjeldberg, Rita R., Letcher, Robert J., Kirkegaard, Maja, Sonne, Christian, Dietz, Rune, Muir, Derek C.G.Get access
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262by Villanger, Gro D., Jenssen, Bjørn M., Fjeldberg, Rita R., Letcher, Robert J., Muir, Derek C.G., Kirkegaard, Maja, Sonne, Christian, Dietz, RuneGet access
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263by Pavlova, Viola, Nabe-Nielsen, Jacob, Dietz, Rune, Svenning, Jens-Christian, Vorkamp, Katrin, Riget, Frank Farso, Sonne, Christian, Letcher, Robert J., Grimm, VolkerGet access
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264by Pavlova, Viola, Nabe-Nielsen, Jacob, Dietz, Rune, Svenning, Jens-Christian, Vorkamp, Katrin, Rigét, Frank Farsø, Sonne, Christian, Letcher, Robert J., Grimm, VolkerGet access
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265by Gebbink, Wouter A., Sonne, Christian, Dietz, Rune, Kirkegaard, Maja, Riget, Frank Farsø, Born, Erik W., Muir, Derek C. G., Letcher, Robert J.Get access
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266by Routti, Heli, Letcher, Robert J., Born, Erik W., Branigan, Marsha, Dietz, Rune, Evans, Thomas J., Mckinney, Melissa A., Peacock, Elizabeth, Sonne, ChristianGet access
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267by Sonne, Christian, Letcher, Robert James, Jenssen, Bjorn Munro, Desforges, Jean-Pierre, Eulaers, Igor, Andersen-Ranberg, Emilie, Gustavson, Kim, Styrishave, Bjarne, Dietz, RuneGet access
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268by Letcher, Robert J., Norstrom, Ross J., Muir, Derek C.G., Sandau, Courtney D., Koczanski, Krystyna, Michaud, Robert, Guise, Sylvian De, Béland, PierreGet access
Published 2000
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269by Dietz, Rune, Sonne, Christian, Riget, Frank Farsø, Vorkamp, Katrin, Desforges, Jean-Pierre, Eulaers, Igor, Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu, McKinney, Melissa, Letcher, RobertGet access
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270by 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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271by Pavlova, Viola, Nabe-Nielsen, Jacob, Dietz, Rune, Svenning, Jens-Christian, Vorkamp, Katrin, Rigét, Frank Farsø, Sonne, Christian, Letcher, Robert J, Grimm, VolkerGet access
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272by Gebbink, Wouter A., Sonne, Christian, Dietz, Rune, Kirkegaard, Maja, Riget, Frank F., Born, Erik W., Muir, Derek C.G., Letcher, Robert J.Get access
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273by McKinney, Melissa A, Arukwe, Augustine, De Guise, Sylvain, Martineau, Daniel, Béland, Pierre, Dallaire, André, Lair, Stéphane, Lebeuf, Michel, Letcher, Robert JGet access
Published in Aquatic Toxicology (2004)
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274by Letcher, Robert J., Norstrom, Ross J., Muir, Derek C.G., Sandau, Courtney D., Koczanski, Krystyna, Michaud, Robert, De Guise, Sylvian, Béland, PierreGet access
Published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (2000)
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275by Pavlova, Viola, Nabe-Nielsen, Jacob, Dietz, Rune, Svenning, Jens-Christian, Vorkamp, Katrin, Rigét, Frank Farsø, Sonne, Christian, Letcher, Robert J., Grimm, VolkerGet access
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276by Scheuhammer, Anton, Braune, Brigit, Chan, Hing Man, Frouin, Héloïse, Krey, Anke, Letcher, Robert, Loseto, Lisa, Noël, Marie, Ostertag, Sonja, Ross, Peter, Wayland, MarkGet access
Published in Science of The Total Environment (2015)
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277by Letcher, Robert J., McKinney, M.A., Tomy, G.T., Chu, S., Dietz, Rune, Sonne, Christian, Muir, D.C.G., Butt, C.M., De Guise, S.Get access
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278by Daugaard-Petersen, Tobias, Langebaek, Rikke, Riget, Frank F., Dyck, Markus, Letcher, Robert J., Hyldstrup, Lars, Jensen, Jens-Erik Bech, Dietz, Rune, Sonne, ChristianGet access
Published in Environment International (2018)
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279by Routti, Heli, Letcher, Robert J, Born, Erik W, Branigan, Marsha, Dietz, Rune, Evans, Thomas J, McKinney, Melissa A, Peacock, Elizabeth, Sonne, ChristianGet access
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