Friday, 1 May 2015

842 William Fletcher





Constituency : Cockermouth  1879-80

William   took  over  after  the  suicide  of his  older  brother  Isaac. He  won  the  by-election  by  around  200  votes.

As  noted  previously  the  Fletchers  were  colliery  owners. William  was  a  Quaker.

William  never  spoke  in  the  Commons.

He  died  in  1900  aged  69.

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