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WILLARD G. FLETCHER was born in New York state February 9, 1855, and died in Williamsburg, Iowa, October 25, 1932. His parents were George and Ellen McAlpine Fletcher. The family removed to Iowa City, Iowa, in 1857 and to Williamsburg in 1858. Willard worked on a farm, attended public school, attended the State University of Iowa one year and taught school two years at Onawa, Monona County. In 1876 he entered the drug business in Williamsburg. In the early 1880’s he spent some time at Glenwood and at Shenandoah, but in 1884 returned to Williamsburg and re-entered the drug business in which he continued for over forty years, attaining business success. He was one of the organizers of the town of Williamsburg in 1885, and was a member of the first town council. He was a member of the local school board for over thirty years, was a member of the Iowa County Board of Supervisors for a few years, during which the present Court House was built, was elected representative in 1910, running as a Democrat, and served in the Thirty-fourth General Assembly. He was one of the organizers of the Farmers Savings Bank of Williamsburg, was on its board of directors for years, and was its president the last five years of his life.