Sir Henry Fletcher, 3rd Baronet, of Hutton le Forest
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Sir Henry Fletcher, 3rd Baronet (c. 1661 – 19 May 1712) was an English politician.
The son of Sir George Fletcher, 2nd Baronet and Alice Hare, he was educated in Queen's College, Oxford, where he matricualed on 10 June 1678. On 23 July 1700, he succeeded to his father's baronetcy. Fletcher was Member of Parliament (MP) for Cockermouth from 1689 to 1690. Later he lived as monk in the English monastery of Douai in France. He died there and was buried in a chapel, he had let build with his own fortune. Since he was unmarried, on his death the baronetcy became extinct.
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| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Daniel Fleming Sir Orlando Gee |
Member of Parliament for Cockermouth with Sir Henry Capell 1689–1690 |
Succeeded by Sir Wilfrid Lawson Sir Orlando Gee |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by George Fletcher |
Baronet (of Hutton le Forest) 1700–1712 |
Succeeded by (extinct) |
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