Background
He was the oldest son of Sir George Fletcher, 2nd Baronet and his first wife Alice Hare, daughter of Hugh Hare, 1st Baron Coleraine.
He was the oldest son of Sir George Fletcher, 2nd Baronet and his first wife Alice Hare, daughter of Hugh Hare, 1st Baron Coleraine.
The Queen"s College.
In 1700, he succeeded his father as baronet. Fletcher was educated at The Queen"s College, Oxford, where he matriculated on 10 June 1678. He died there, unmarried and childless, and was buried in a chapel, he had built for the community at his own expense.
With his death the baronetcy became extinct.
He entered the English House of Commons as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Cockermouth in 1689, representing the constituency until the following year.