Henry Fletcher
Henry Fletcher is a name shared by several historical figures, including an eighteenth-century English engraver and the cartoonist Fletcher Hanks, who used it as a pen name.
- Lived
- 1856–
- Language
- English
The name Henry Fletcher has been used by various notable individuals throughout history, spanning fields such as politics, art, religion, and athletics. In the creative arts, Henry Fletcher was an English engraver who flourished between 1710 and 1750. Additionally, the name was utilized as a pen name by the artist Fletcher Hanks.\n\nPolitically, the name is associated with several British baronets and Members of Parliament, including Sir Henry Fletcher, 1st Baronet of Hutton le Forest (died 1645), and Sir Henry Fletcher, 3rd Baronet (1661–1712), who served as an MP for Cockermouth. Other political figures include Sir Henry Fletcher, 1st Baronet of Clea Hall (1727–1807), and multiple Aubrey-Fletcher baronets who served as MPs or Lord Lieutenants of Buckinghamshire.\n\nIn the United States, Henry A. Fletcher (1839–1897) was a Civil War veteran and Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, while Henry Fletcher (1859–1953) served as the Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island. Henry P. Fletcher (1873–1959) worked as a U.S. diplomat and Republican National Committee chair. The name also belongs to Henry Fletcher (1882–1937), an English cricketer, and Henry Fletcher (1868–1933), a New Zealand missionary and Presbyterian minister.