Fletcher Harper

Fletcher Harper (January 31, 1806 – May 29, 1877) was an American publisher in the early-to-mid 19th century.

Fletcher Harper was born January 31, 1806, in Newtown, New York.

[1] He was the youngest of four sons born to Joseph Henry Harper, (1750–1838), a farmer, carpenter, and storekeeper, and Elizabeth Kollyer, a Dutch burgher's daughter.

Harper's Weekly was also responsible for publishing the first modern image of Santa Claus (drawn by Nast).

[1] His paper lost influence after his death when his successor George William Curtis began putting restrictions on Nast, causing him to quit in 1886.