Frederick B. Fancher
Frederick Bartlett Fancher | |
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7th Governor of North Dakota | |
In office January 3, 1899 – January 10, 1901 | |
Lieutenant | Joseph M. Devine |
Preceded by | Joseph M. Devine |
Succeeded by | Frank White |
Personal details | |
Born | Orleans County, New York | April 2, 1852
Died | January 10, 1944 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 91)
Political party | Republican |
Frederick Bartlett Fancher (April 2, 1852 – January 10, 1944) was an American politician who was the seventh Governor of North Dakota from 1899 to 1901.
Biography[]
Frederick B. Fancher was born in Orleans County, New York, on April 2, 1852.[1] Educated in the public schools, he also attended Michigan State Normal School in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He married Florence S. Van Voorhies.[2]
Career[]
Working in insurance in Illinois and North Dakota, Fancher first entered politics and was President of the North Dakota Constitutional Convention in 1889.[3] He had moved to North Dakota in 1881 and began a large farming operation near Jamestown. He was State Insurance Commissioner from 1895 to 1899 and a trustee board member of the State Hospital for the Insane.[4]
Securing the Republican nomination, he was elected Governor and served from 1899 to January 10, 1901. While he was in that office, a state board of pardons, and a twine plant in the state penitentiary were established.
After leaving office, he moved to Sacramento, California and had a retail and wholesale grocery business until his retirement in 1925.
Death[]
Fancher died in Los Angeles, California, on January 10, 1944, at age 91. He is buried in East Lawn Memorial Park in Sacramento, California.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ "Frederick B. Fancher - North Dakota Governors Online Exhibit - Exhibits - State Historical Society of North Dakota". www.history.nd.gov. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Frederick B. Francher". Soylent Communications. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ^ "Frederick B. Fancher". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ^ "Frederick B Fancher". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ^ "Frederick B. Fancher". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ^ "Frederick Bartlett Fancher (1852-1944) - Find A..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
External links[]
- Biography for Frederick Fancher from the State Historical Society of North Dakota website.
- Frederick Bartlett Fancher at Find a Grave
- The Political Graveyard
- National Governors Association
- Soylent Communications
- 1852 births
- 1944 deaths
- Governors of North Dakota
- American Protestants
- North Dakota Republicans
- Republican Party state governors of the United States