George Fletcher (politician)

George Fletcher (circa 1666 – circa March 1708)^[1] was the eldest son of Sir George Fletcher, 2nd Baronet by his second wife Mary, daughter of James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Hartfell.^{[citation needed]} From a local Whig family, he represented the borough of Cockermouth in the Parliament of England from 1698 to 1701^[1] and the county of Cumberland from 1701 to 1702 and then from 1705 to his death.^[2] He died without issue,^{[citation needed]} so the baronetcy became extinct on the death of his elder half-brother Sir Henry Fletcher, 3rd Bt.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "House of Commons constituencies beginning with C (part 5)". Leigh Rayment's Peerage pages. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with C (part 6)". Leigh Rayment's Peerage pages. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
^ "Baronetage: F (part 1)". Leigh Rayment's Peerage pages. Retrieved 22 January 2008.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir Charles Gerard, Bt Goodwin Wharton	Member of Parliament for Cockermouth 1698–1701 With: William Seymour	Succeeded by William Seymour Thomas Lamplugh
Preceded by Richard Musgrave Gilfrid Lawson	Member of Parliament for Cumberland 1701–1702 With: Sir Edward Hasell	Succeeded by Richard Musgrave Gilfrid Lawson
Preceded by Richard Musgrave Gilfrid Lawson	Member of Parliament for Cumberland 1705–1707 With: Richard Musgrave	Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Parliament of England	Member of Parliament for Cumberland 1707–1708 With: Richard Musgrave	Succeeded by James Lowther Gilfrid Lawson

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