James Hayden Fletcher (1835 – April 13, 1917) was an American politician who served as the first Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota from 1889 to 1891.
James Fletcher was born in Charlottetown, the capital and largest city of the Colony of Prince Edward Island.
His father was John Fletcher, and his mother was Miss Moar, from New Perth.
He later moved to Pierre, a settlement in the Dakota Territory, and became a member of the Republican Party.
[1] https://archive.org/details/skyepioneersthei0000macq Skye Pioneers and "The Island", McQueen, Malcolm Alexander, 1878