Levi Fetters (November 3, 1831 – August 1893) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the

Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It ...

, representing

Chester County Chester County may refer to: * Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States ** Chester County Council, boy scout council in Pennsylvania. * Chester County, South Carolina, United States * Chester County, Tennessee, United States * Cheshire ...

from 1883 to 1886.

Early life

Levi Fetters was born on November 3, 1831, in

East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania East Whiteland Township is a Township (Pennsylvania), township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,913 at th2020 Census Mailing addresses associated with East Whiteland include Ma ...

, to Elizabeth (née Acker) and Abraham Fetters. His father was a commissioned officer under John G. Wersler's company. His grandfather George Fetters served in the Revolutionary War. Fetters attended two years of schooling at Miss Elizabeth Jones's school and two winters of schooling at Howard Academy in Rockville,

. From 1854 to the outbreak of the Civil War, Fetters taught school in the winters. In 1859, he traveled to Europe for six months and wrote for the ''Chester County Times''.

Career

In 1862, Fetters served as first lieutenant of the 21st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. From 1862 to 1863, he was captain of Company C of the 175th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. He served in North Carolina and Virginia. In 1863, he was professor of infantry tactics and army regulations for the

United States Colored Troops United States Colored Troops (USCT) were Union Army regiments during the American Civil War that primarily comprised African Americans, with soldiers from other ethnic groups also serving in USCT units. Established in response to a demand fo ...

at the Free Military School at 1210 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. In 1866, he moved to Florida to work in the cotton business. Fetters worked as a farmer and teacher. He lived in Barneston,

West Nantmeal Township, Pennsylvania West Nantmeal Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,251 at the 2020 census. It and East Nantmeal Township were originally part of a single Nantmeal Township, which was divided in 1739. Hi ...

, and worked as a ticket and freight agent of the

Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad ( reporting mark PRR), legal name as the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, also known as the "Pennsy," was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At its ...

. He was an agent for the Adams Express Company. In 1872, he engaged in Barneston in a mercantile business. He was a dry goods and grocery merchant. He was director of the Phoenixville Fire Insurance Company and a school director. In 1872, he became postmaster of West Nantmeal Township. Fetters was a Republican. He served as a member of the

, representing Chester County from 1883 to 1886. Fetters was director of the Phoenixville National Bank. He owned six farms in Upper Uwchlan Township.

Personal life

In 1869, Fetters married Mary King, daughter of Isaac King, of East Whiteland. Fetters died by suicide by hanging on August 24 or 25, 1893, at his home in West Chester. He was interred at Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Glenmoore.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fetters, Levi 1831 births 1893 deaths 1890s suicides Politicians from Chester County, Pennsylvania People from Florida Union army officers People of Pennsylvania in the American Civil War Pennsylvania Railroad people Pennsylvania postmasters Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Educators from Pennsylvania Farmers from Pennsylvania 19th-century American educators 19th-century American farmers 19th-century American merchants Suicides by hanging in Pennsylvania 19th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly