Robert P. Letcher
Robert Perkins Letcher (February 10, 1788 – January 24, 1861) was a politician and lawyer from the US state of Kentucky. He served as a U.S. Representative, Minister to Mexico, and the 15th Governor of Kentucky. He also served in the Kentucky General Assembly where he was Speaker of the House in 1837 and 1838. A strong supporter of the Whig Party, he was a friend of Henry Clay and John J. Crittenden.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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181by Jaspers, Veerle, Dietz, Rune, Sonne, Christian, Letcher, Robert J., Eens, Marcel, Neels, Hugo, Born, Erik W., Covaci, AdrianGet access
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182by Routti, Heli, Letcher, Robert J., Arukwe, Augustine, van Bavel, Bert, Yoccoz, Nigel G., Chu, Shaogang, Gabrielsen, Geir W.Get access
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183by Sonne, Christian, Leifsson, Pall S., Dietz, Rune, Kirkegaard, Maja, Møller, Per, Jensen, Asger L., Letcher, Robert J., Shahmiri, SoheilaGet access
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184by Richard pilsner, J., Lazarus, Alicia L., Nam, Dong-Ha, Letcher, Robert J., Sonne, Christian, Dietz, Rune, Basu, NiladriGet access
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185by Sonne, Christian, Leifsson, Páll S., Dietz, Rune, Kirkegaard, Maja, Møller, Per, Jensen, Asger Lundorff, Letcher, Robert J., Shahmiri, SoheilaGet access
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186by Esparza, Ilse, Elliott, Kyle H., Choy, Emily S., Braune, Birgit M., Letcher, Robert J., Patterson, Allison, Fernie, Kim J.Get access
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187by Dietz, Rune, Desforges, Jean-Pierre, Gustavson, Kim, Rigét, Frank F., Born, Erik W., Letcher, Robert J., Sonne, ChristianGet access
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188by Kirkegaard, Maja, Sonne, Christian, Dietz, Rune, Jenssen, Bjørn Munro, Leifsson, Pall S., Jensen, Jens-Erik Bech, Letcher, Robert J.Get access
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189by Verreault, Jonathan, Houde, Magali, Gabrielsen, Geir W., Berger, Urs, Haukås, Marianne, Letcher, Robert J., Muir, Derek C. G.Get access
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190by Verreault, Jonathan, Gabrielsen, Geir W., Chu, Shaogang, Muir, Derek C. G., Andersen, Magnus, Hamaed, Ahmad, Letcher, Robert J.Get access
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191by Kirkegaard, Maja, Sonne, Christian, Dietz, Rune, Jenssen, Bjørn Munro, Leifsson, Pall Skuli, Jensen, Jens-Erik Bech, Letcher, Robert J.Get access
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192by Hill, Katie L., Mortensen, Åse-Karen, Teclechiel, Daniel, Willmore, William G., Sylte, Ingebrigt, Jenssen, Bjørn Munro, Letcher, Robert JamesGet access
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193by Sonne, Christian, Gustavson, Kim, Eulaers, Igor, Desforges, Jean-Pierre, Letcher, Robert J., Riget, Frank Farsø, Styrishave, Bjarne, Dietz, RuneGet access
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194by McKinney, Melissa, Pedro, Sara, Dietz, Rune, Sonne, Christian, Fisk, Aaron T., Roy, Denis, Jenssen, Bjørn Munro, Letcher, Robert JGet access
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195by Sonne, Christian, Gustavson, Kim, Eulaers, Igor, Desforges, Jean-Pierre, Letcher, Robert J., Rigét, Frank F., Styrishave, Bjarne, Dietz, RuneGet access
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196by Sonne, Christian, Dietz, Rune, Larsen, Hans J. S., Loft, Klaus Earl, Kirkegaard, Maja, Letcher, Robert J., Shahmiri, Soheila, Møller, PerGet access
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197by Dietz, Rune, Rigét, Frank F., Sonne, Christian, Born, Erik W., Bechshøft, Thea, McKinney, Melissa A., Letcher, Robert J.Get access
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198by Jaspers, Veerle LB, Dietz, Rune, Sonne, Christian, Letcher, Robert J, Eens, Marcel, Neels, Hugo, Born, Erik W, Covaci, AdrianGet access
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199by Bechshøft, Thea Østergaard, Wiig, Øystein, Sonne, Christian, Rigét, Frank F., Dietz, Rune, Letcher, Robert J., Muir, Derek C. G.Get access
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200by Dietz, Rune, Rigét, Frank F, Sonne, Christian, Born, Erik W, Bechshøft, Thea, McKinney, Melissa A, Letcher, Robert JGet access
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