Ed Fletcher
Ed Fletcher | |
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40th district | |
In office January 7, 1935 – January 6, 1947 | |
Preceded by | William E. Harper |
Succeeded by | Fred H. Kraft |
Personal details | |
Born | San Diego, California, U.S. | December 31, 1872
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Mary C. Batchelder (after 1896) |
Children | 10 |
Military service | |
Branch/service | California National Guard |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
"Colonel" Ed Fletcher (December 31, 1872 – October 15, 1955) was a real estate developer and
Early life and career
Fletcher was born 1872 in
In 1907, Fletcher was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the
Fletcher also took an interest in developing projects delivering water to San Diego, including creating
In 1919, Fletcher was elected the first president of the
Political career
In 1934 Fletcher was elected to the
Personal life
Fletcher married Mary C. Batchelder April 8, 1896 at Ayer, Massachusetts. They had ten children, including Charles K. Fletcher, who would become a Congressman in 1947 and served until 1949. Fletcher died in 1955 in San Diego.
Recognition
Ed Fletcher's legacy includes a number of landmarks in the San Diego area. These include:
- Fletcher Parkway in La Mesa,
- Fletcher Hills in El Cajon
- Fletcher Chimes of Hardy Memorial Tower at San Diego State University
- Fletcher Cove in Solana Beach
- Fletcher Point on the southern shore of Lake Hodges
Colonel Fletcher Building
The Fletcher Building, located at Sixth and Broadway in San Diego, housed the
References
- Fletcher, Ed (1952). Memoirs of Ed Fletcher.
- Black, Samuel T. (1913). San Diego County California; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement. The S. J. Clark Publishing Company, Chicago., vol. 1, pp. 346–350: "Roads, by Ed Fletcher"; and vol. 2, pp. 128–132: "Ed Fletcher", includes portrait.
- Heilbron, Carl (1936). History of San Diego County. San Diego Press Club. Biography. Also has biography of his wife.
- Newland, James D. (2015). Around Mt. Helix. Arcadia Publishing., pp. 27–47: "A Colony for Artists: 1902-1917"; photos.
Notes
- ^ Black, Samuel T. (1913). San Diego county, California; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement. Chicago, S.J. Clarke. p. 128. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/21299/files/historic%20background%20study.pdf
- ^ "Register of Cuyamaca Water Company Records - MSS 503". libraries.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
- ^ "U.S. Route 80 The Dixie Overland Highway - General Highway History - Highway History - Federal Highway Administration". www.fhwa.dot.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ Crawford, Richard (August 3, 2008). "Cabrillo statue's journey to San Diego marked by legal twists". San Diego Union Tribune. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
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CurtCo/SDM LLC (October 2005). San Diego Magazine. CurtCo/SDM LLC. p. 142. ISSN 0036-4045. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
External links
- Biography (San Diego Historical Society). Based on Heilbron's biography (above)
- Ed Fletcher Papers MSS 81. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
- Join California Edward Fletcher