Frederick Bartlett Fancher

Background

Frederick B. Fancher was born in Orleans County, New York, United States of America, on April 2, 1852.

Education

Educated in the public schools, he also attended Michigan State Normal School in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Career

Working in insurance in Illinois and North Dakota, Fancher first entered politics and was President of the North Dakota Constitutional Convention in 1889. 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.

Fancher died in Los Angeles, California, on January 10, 1944, at age 91. He is buried in East Lawn Memorial Park in Sacramento, California.

Membership

He was State Insurance Commissioner from 1895 to 1899 and a trustee board member of the State Hospital for the Insane.

Connections

Father:

Tillotson Fancher

Mother:

Julia Fancher

Spouse:

Florence Van Voorhies