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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301by Sonne, Christian, Riget, Frank F., Jensen, Jens-Erik Beck, Hyldstrup, Lars, Teilmann, Jenni, Dietz, Rune, Kirkegaard, Maja, Andersen, Steen, Letcher, Robert J, Jakobsen, JetteGet access
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302by Ciesielski, Tomasz M., Sonne, Christian, Smette, Eli I., Villanger, Gro Dehli, Styrishave, Bjarne, Letcher, Robert J., Hitchcock, Daniel J., Dietz, Rune, Jenssen, Bjørn M.Get access
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303by Sonne, Christian, Dietz, Rune, Leifsson, Páll Skuli, Born, Erik W., Kirkegaard, Maja, Letcher, Robert J., Muir, Derek C. G., Riget, Frank F., Hylstrup, LarsGet access
Published 2006
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304by Pedersen, Adam, Dietz, Rune, Sonne, Christian, Letcher, Robert James, Roos, Anna M., Simon, Malene, Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu, Ferguson, Steven H., McKinney, Melissa A.Get access
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305by Sonne, Christian, Leifsson, Páll Skuli, Dietz, Rune, Born, Erik W., Letcher, Robert J., Hyldstrup, Lars, Riget, Frank F., Kirkegaard, Maja, Muir, Derek C. G.Get access
Published in Environmental Science & Technology (2006)
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306by Ciesielski, Tomasz M., Sonne, Christian, Smette, Eli I., Villanger, Gro Dehli, Styrishave, Bjarne, Letcher, Robert J., Hitchcock, Daniel J., Dietz, Rune, Jenssen, Bjørn M.Get access
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307by Pavlova, Viola, Grimm, Volker, Dietz, Rune, Sonne, Christian, Vorkamp, Katrin, Riget, Frank F., Letcher, Robert J., Gustavson, Kim, Desforges, Jean-Pierre, Nabe-Nielsen, JacobGet access
Published in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (2016)
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308by Spörndly-Nees, Ellinor, Holm, Lena, van Beest, Floris M., Fakhrzadeh, Azadeh, Ekstedt, Elisabeth, Letcher, Robert, Magnusson, Ulf, Desforges, Jean-Pierre, Dietz, Rune, Sonne, ChristianGet access
Published in Environmental Research (2019)
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309by Pavlova, Viola, Grimm, Volker, Dietz, Rune, Sonne, Christian, Vorkamp, Katrin, Rigét, Frank F., Letcher, Robert J., Gustavson, Kim, Desforges, Jean-Pierre, Nabe-Nielsen, JacobGet access
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310by Ciesielski, Tomasz Maciej, Sonne, Christian, Smette, Eli I., Villanger, Gro Dehli, Styrishave, Bjarne, Letcher, Robert J., Hitchcock, Daniel James, Dietz, Rune, Jenssen, Bjørn MunroGet access
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311by Pavlova, Viola, Grimm, Volker, Dietz, Rune, Sonne, Christian, Vorkamp, Katrin, Rigét, Frank F., Letcher, Robert J., Gustavson, Kim, Desforges, Jean Pierre, Nabe-Nielsen, JacobGet access
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312by Ciesielski, Tomasz Maciej, Sonne, Christian, Smette, Eli I., Villanger, Gro Dehli, Styrishave, Bjarne, Letcher, Robert J., Hitchcock, Daniel James, Dietz, Rune, Jenssen, Bjørn MunroGet access
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313by Sonne, Christian, Dyck, Markus, Rigét, Frank F, Beck Jensen, Jens-Erik, Hyldstrup, Lars, Letcher, Robert J., Gustavson, Kim, Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Dietz, RuneGet access
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314Exposure and effects assessment of persistent organohalogen contaminants in arctic wildlife and fishby Letcher, Robert J., Bustnes, Jan Ove, Dietz, Rune, Jenssen, Bjørn M., Jørgensen, Even H., Sonne, Christian, Verreault, Jonathan, Vijayan, Mathilakath M., Gabrielsen, Geir W.Get access
Published in Science of The Total Environment (2010)
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315by Sonne, Christian, Dietz, Rune, Leifsson, Pall Skuli, Born, Erik W., Letcher, Robert J., Kirkegaard, Maja, Muir, Derek C. G., Riget, Frank F., Hyldstrup, LarsGet access
Published 2005
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316by Spörndly-Nees, Ellinor, Holm, Lena, van Beest, Floris M., Fakhrzadeh, Azadeh, Ekstedt, Elisabeth, Letcher, Robert, Magnusson, Ulf, Desforges, Jean Pierre, Dietz, Rune, Sonne, ChristianGet access
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317by Remili, Anaïs, Letcher, Robert J, Samarra, Filipa I P, Dietz, Rune, Sonne, Christian, Desforges, Jean-Pierre, Víkingsson, Gislí, Blair, David, McKinney, Melissa AGet access
Published in Environmental Science & Technology (2021)
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318by Sonne, Christian, Dyck, Markus, Rigét, Frank F., Jensen, Jens-Erik Beck, Hyldstrup, Lars, Letcher, Robert J., Gustavson, Kim, Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Dietz, RuneGet access
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319Exposure and effects assessment of persistent organohalogen contaminants in arctic wildlife and fishby Letcher, Robert J., Bustnes, Jan Ove, Dietz, Rune, Jenssen, Bjørn M., Jørgensen, Even H., Sonne, Christian, Verreault, Jonathan, Vijayan, Mathilakath M., Gabrielsen, Geir W.Get access
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320by Ciesielski, Tomasz M., Sonne, Christian, Smette, Eli I., Villanger, Gro Dehli, Styrishave, Bjarne, Letcher, Robert J., Hitchcock, Daniel J., Dietz, Rune, Jenssen, Bjørn M.Get access
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