Benjamin Fletcher

This article is about the colonial governor. For the IWW organizer, see Ben Fletcher.

Benjamin Fletcher (1640–1703) was colonial governor of New York from 1692 to 1697.

Fletcher was known for the Ministry Act, which secured the place of Anglicans in New York. He was succeeded as colonial governor of New York by Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont.

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Government offices
Preceded by Richard Ingoldesby (acting)	Governor of the Province of New York 1692-97	Succeeded by Earl of Bellomont

Persondata
Name	Fletcher, Benjamin
Alternative names
Short description	Governor of the Province of New York
Date of birth	1640
Place of birth
Date of death	1703
Place of death