John Fletcher (Queensland politician)
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Preceded byGeorge Carter
Succeeded byGeorge Carter
BornJohn William Fletcher
25 January 1884
25 January 1884
Sydney, Australia
Died13 March 1965 (aged 81)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
John Fletcher | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Port Curtis | |
| In office 9 October 1920 – 12 May 1923 | |
| Preceded by | George Carter |
| Succeeded by | George Carter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John William Fletcher 25 January 1884 Sydney, Australia |
| Died | 13 March 1965 (aged 81) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Party | National |
| Spouse(s) | Evelyn Barbara de Winton (m. 1910 d. 1931), Amy Muriel Cribb (m. 1934) |
| Occupation | Cricketer, Sheep grazier, businessman |
John William Fletcher OBE (25 January 1884 – 13 March 1965)[1] was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
John William Fletcher was born to Ann Marian Fletcher nee Clarke, an embroiderer who made the velvet bag to hold The Ashes urn, and John Walter Fletcher, a teacher, cricketer, and police magistrate, who is known as the father of football in Australia, as he was instrumental in introducing soccer to the country. Fletcher's older sister was Nora Kathleen Fletcher, a nurse who served in World War I as the principal matron of the British Red Cross for France and Belgium, and another sister Judith Fletcher, was a photographer in Sydney.[2]
