Show EX GOV FLETCHER DE DEAD AD FIRST ABOLITION GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI PASSES AWAY he had been a notable figure in the Political Life of tire southwest washington march 23 ix I gov Illo olas C I 1 pletcher flelcher ol of died at tills this afternoon lic guy gov Fl eicher has been a figure in the lite political life of 0 tile ilia southwest having had the distinction of 0 be bc ins ing tho the first abolition governor ti of a former stave slave state lie to was buin bom sev enty two years ag agi at J Jin e itelson cison count county v tile mo ills ilia father was waa a gnei chant viall etli a go goodly 0 illy number of slaves but notwithstanding it his Is slave glave young Ill teber b became e cattle a staunch abolitionist I 1 it Is told of him that as it a youth he 1 had a it if the e audacity to at knetl t in ings gs here every one wits was a ru up porter of slave coett ines and inake abolition speeches blics tills aud delty made him friends tile inja and lie wits was lirot arst appointed ceak boik of 0 jefferson county and after ward aard elected for or ON 1 years as county clerk before hk lil term terin exulted lie rii iu noved moved to st louis and be began gan the lice free of at the outbreak of the liar ar lio lie enlisted with the union anlon f forces 0 rees and berged t bout ilie war bilth distinction INs ills army WT turice turl ice ce and hla his personal onal pop com blued to seatie sectie fur him the honor of baellic tile the first governor Ho vernor of 0 ml suat fol loIng tile the nov lie was inaugurated lit in and served until covering that even eventful hollod of if intent arx astl istel it and at timi timis s gov Flet fletcherr fletchers chers arlenda feared for lilt life but lie vent eat hii 11 unguarded anti his courage castled hlin him through lie was fur for reelection election re in ISO and lellice to life lne ing tile ahr e of liw lie he wits connected in EL a loral legal aay ay I 1 valli lilt the south calein memician anandi of nt llie Ia pacific bacille cille raf railway fiNny and tills led him to divide ills limp allne be tt areil en st kl louis and washington glon until about ten tell hoara ago aco ili lip lie esta attah bit ills his home lit in washington sinn then ti it lie diab lo 10 noticed b birkic for c tire the court of cl dins and delai lind liaa attended to lils 1114 lie arn 1 11 1 1 1 es ea a i i adow one tion sun and one daugh 1 |