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.
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, 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
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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,
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
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.
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.
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, 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
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.
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, 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.
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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