Background
Fletcher, Walter D. was born on April 28, 1896 in Heuvelton, New York, United States. Son of Everett H. and Sarah (Wheater) Fletcher.
Fletcher, Walter D. was born on April 28, 1896 in Heuvelton, New York, United States. Son of Everett H. and Sarah (Wheater) Fletcher.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1918, Master of Arts, 1922, Bachelor of Laws, 1922, Doctor of Laws, 1965. Doctor of Laws, Alfred University, 1957.
Admitted to New York bar, 1922, and practiced in New York City 1922-1972. Member firm Davis Polk & Wardwell and predecessor firms. Deputy attorney general New York, 1923.
Director, member Executive Committee City Investing Company.
Chairman of the Board, director Torsion Balance Company. Director United Presbyterian Railroad, Oregon Short Lincolnshire Railroad Company, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company, Merchant-Sterling Corporation, Orama Securities Corporation, Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company, Sterling Iron & Railway Company Volunteer special counsel American National Red Cross, counsel Greater New York American Red Cross Trustee emeritus Columbia University.
Trustee Saint John's Guild City of New York (honorary), New York Racing Association. Governor Federal Hall Memorial Associates, Incorporated.
President, director, member Dom Mocquereau Foundation.
Member firm Davis Polk & Wardwell and predecessor firms. Served as pilot Air Corps United States Naval Reserve Force, World War I. Member American, New York bar associations, New York County Lawyers Association, Bar Association City New New York
Clubs: Links, Turf and Field, Downtown Association, Union.
Married Eleanor Langley.