Thomas Fletcher (1787-1866) was an American silversmith and manufacturer active in Philadelphia and Boston. Fletcher was born in Alstead, New Hampshire on April 3, 1787, and moved with his parents to Lancaster, Massachussetts in 1792, where he attended the public schools. From about 1797 to 1800, Fletcher lived with the Rev. Dr. Thyerin Lancaster, until he obtained employment in Boston.

In 1806 Fletcher was employed in the jewelry store of Dyer & Eddy whom he succeeded in 1808, forming a partnership with Sidney Gardiner under the firm name of Fletcher & Gardiner, Silversmiths & Jewelers. They moved to Philaedelphia in 1811, eventually settling at 130 Chestnut St. in 1818.

In 1814, Fletcher and Gardiner designed and made a silver urn for Captain Isaac Hill of the Navy, which weighed 500 ounces and cost $2300. They also designed and made pieces of silver plate for Captains Jones, Morris, Biddle, and Perry. They made swords for General Winfield Scott, General Hugh Brady, Captain John Webster, and other officers of the army. These items were presented by the U.S. government and by citizens for acts of bravery during the War of 1812.

In 1818, Fletcher established the first wood screw manufactury and operated the first wooden screw machine in the United States.

In 1824, Fletcher and Gardiner designed and made the Clinton vases, which at the time were considered the most elegent pieces of silver plate made in the United States. They were finished in March 1825 and exhibited in the ballroom of the City Hotel to popular reception. The vases presented to Governor DeWitt Clinton by the citizens of New York on the occassion of the opening of the Erie Canal.

From 1822 to 1827, Fletcher and Gardiner transacted considerable business with the Mexican government. Sidney Gardiner died of yellow fever in 1827 while travelling in Mexico for business. Thomas Fletcher continued the silversmith business until 1836.

Thomas Fletcher was one of the five founders of the Franklin Institute and its first treasurer. In 1842 he was elected vice president of the Franklin Institute, a position he held for many years.