Henry P. Fletcher

Henry Prather Fletcher (April 10, 1873 – July 10, 1959) was an American diplomat.

Fletcher was born in Greencastle, Pennsylvania in 1873. He was the fourth cousin once removed of William McKinley.

He served in the U.S. military as one of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, and later worked as a diplomat, serving as Ambassador of the United States to Chile, Mexico, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Italy. He was also Chairman of the GOP.

He died in 1959 at his home in Newport, Rhode Island, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Political offices
Preceded by Norman H. Davis	Under Secretary of State 1921–1922	Succeeded by William Phillips
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Thomas C. Dawson	United States Minister to Chile 9 September 1910–19 November 1914	United States diplomatic mission upgraded to Embassy
United States diplomatic mission upgraded from Legation	United States Ambassador to Chile 19 November 1914–9 March 1916	Succeeded by Joseph H. Shea
Preceded by Henry Lane Wilson	United States Ambassador to Mexico 1916–1919	Succeeded by Charles B. Warren
Preceded by Richard Washburn Child	United States Ambassador to Italy 1924–1929	Succeeded by John W. Garrett
Party political offices
Preceded by Everett Sanders	Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1934 - 1936	Succeeded by John Hamilton

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United States Under Secretaries of State

Frank Polk • Norman H. Davis • Henry P. Fletcher • William Phillips • Joseph Grew • Robert E. Olds • J. Reuben Clark • Joseph P. Cotton • William R. Castle, Jr. • William Phillips • Sumner Welles • Edward Stettinius, Jr. • Joseph Grew • Dean Acheson • Robert A. Lovett • James E. Webb • David K. E. Bruce • Walter Bedell Smith • Herbert Hoover, Jr. • Christian Herter • C. Douglas Dillon • Chester Bowles • George Ball • Nicholas Katzenbach • Elliot Richardson • John N. Irwin II

Persondata
Name	Fletcher, Henry Prather
Alternative names
Short description	Diplomat
Date of birth	April 10, 1873
Place of birth	Greencastle, Pennsylvania, USA
Date of death	July 10, 1959
Place of death	Newport, Rhode Island, USA