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Snead said, Mr. neli^5r4dki him that the county really didn’t need another lawyer, and that if he did locate here, he wouldn’t make much money. “He was right on both counts. My first year, I think I grossed about $2,000, and much of that. I believe, resulted from cases he referred to me.”
But Mr. Fletcher’s interests and influence extended far beyond Rappahannock County and the 20th Judicial Circuit. He was a well-known figure in the state’s Democraticvpolitocal circle, serving as chairman of cha/Seventh District Democratic Committee for 20 years. For years, he was also the chairman of Rappahannock County’s Democratic Committee.
From 1959 to 1963, he served as a member of the Spong Commission on Public Education. Its report was a catalyst for the state’s effort to improve its public schools.
During the 1960s Mr. Fletcher was chairman of the three-member State Board of Elections, which oversees and certifies all elections in the" Commonwealth.
His contacts within party circles across the state, Mr. Miller recalled, gave Rappahannock County an influence which far outweighed its small population. With both Virginia’s U.S. Senators, Harry Byrd and A. Willis Robertson, coming from the Seventh District, which at that time bordered Rappahannock County on the west, he was on a first- .iame basis with political powerhouses at both the state and federal level. “They respected his opinion and listened to w'hat he had to say.”
Though he never sought elected political office, Judge Snead said, Mr. Fletcher often helped others to achieve their goals. “He has always been helpful, looking for any opportunity .... He’s community
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