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[[File:Henry Fletcher Vanity Fair 27 October 1898.jpg|thumb|right|<center>"[[Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Sussex]]"<br />Fletcher as caricatured by Spy ([[Leslie Ward]]) in [[Vanity Fair (British magazine)|Vanity Fair]], October 1898</center>]]
[[File:Henry Fletcher Vanity Fair 27 October 1898.jpg|thumb|right|{{center|"[[Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Sussex]]"<br />Fletcher as caricatured by Spy ([[Leslie Ward]]) in [[Vanity Fair (British magazine)|Vanity Fair]], October 1898}}]]
'''Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, 4th Baronet''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CB|PC}} (24 September 1835 – 19 May 1910), born '''Henry Fletcher''', was a [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] in the [[United Kingdom]].
'''Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, 4th Baronet''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CB|PC}} (24 September 1835 – 19 May 1910), born '''Henry Fletcher''', was a [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] in the [[United Kingdom]].


The eldest son and second child of '''Sir Henry Fletcher, 3rd Baronet''' (born 1807) and Emily Maria Browne, he succeeded to the baronetcy on 6 September 1851 upon the death of his father. In 1903, he had his name changed under Royal Licence to Henry Aubrey-Fletcher to reflect his inheritance from the Aubrey estate.
The eldest son and second child of '''Sir Henry Fletcher, 3rd Baronet''' (born 1807) and Emily Maria Browne, he succeeded to the baronetcy on 6 September 1851 upon the death of his father. In 1903, he had his name changed under Royal Licence to Henry Aubrey-Fletcher to reflect his inheritance from the Aubrey estate.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27519 |date=27 January 1903 |page=529 }}</ref>


Before his service in Parliament, he had been a [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|Lieutenant]] in the [[Grenadier Guards]] and then after retirement from the Regular Army he had been appointed a supernumerary [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-Colonel]] in the part-time [[2nd Sussex Rifle Volunteers]] on 6 May 1874. He succeeded to the command of the battalion in 1882 and held it until 1897. Then as a [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]] he commanded the Sussex & Kent Volunteer Infantry Brigade until 1904.<ref>''Army List'', various dates.</ref>
Before his service in Parliament, he had been a [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] in the [[Grenadier Guards]] and then after retirement from the Regular Army he had been appointed a supernumerary [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|lieutenant-colonel]] in the part-time [[2nd Sussex Rifle Volunteers]] on 6 May 1874. He succeeded to the command of the battalion in 1882 and held it until 1897. Then as a [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|colonel]] he commanded the Sussex & Kent Volunteer Infantry Brigade until 1904.<ref>''Army List'', various dates.</ref> He was Chairman of the [[National Rifle Association (United Kingdom)|National Rifle Association]] and during the [[Second Boer War|Boer War]] was a strong advocate that rifle clubs should be formed throughout the country with the aim that every able-bodied man be enabled to be an effective shot.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 January 1900 |title=The National Rifle Association |pages=9 |work=The Times}}</ref>


Fletcher represented the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Horsham (UK Parliament constituency)|Horsham]] from 1880 to 1885 and [[Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)|Lewes]] from 1885 until his death in 1910.
Fletcher represented the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Horsham (UK Parliament constituency)|Horsham]] from 1880 to 1885 and [[Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)|Lewes]] from 1885 until his death in 1910.
He was made a Companion of the [[Order of the Bath]] in 1900, and a [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Counsellor]] in December 1901.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27385 |date=10 December 1901 |page=8714 }}</ref>
He was made a Companion of the [[Order of the Bath]] in 1900, and a [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Counsellor]] in December 1901.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27385 |date=10 December 1901 |page=8714 }}</ref>

Aubrey-Fletcher donated £10 in 1905 to the [[Holy Innocents Church, Southwater|Holy Innocents Church]] in [[Southwater]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Notes from the Past – October |url=https://www.southwaternews.co.uk/articles/notes-from-the-past-southwater |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Southwater News |language=en-GB}}</ref> He was a significant land owner in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Keep Southwater Green 2020 |url=https://keepsouthwatergreen2020.org.uk/trust.html |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=keepsouthwatergreen2020.org.uk}}</ref>


The town of [[Worthing]] conferred upon him the [[Honorary Freeman|honorary freedom of the borough]] in October 1901, for services rendered to the town.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Court Circular|date=9 October 1901 |page=7 |issue=36581}}</ref>
The town of [[Worthing]] conferred upon him the [[Honorary Freeman|honorary freedom of the borough]] in October 1901, for services rendered to the town.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Court Circular|date=9 October 1901 |page=7 |issue=36581}}</ref>
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"Mid Sussex"
Fletcher as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, October 1898

Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, 4th Baronet, CB, PC (24 September 1835 – 19 May 1910), born Henry Fletcher, was a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom.

The eldest son and second child of Sir Henry Fletcher, 3rd Baronet (born 1807) and Emily Maria Browne, he succeeded to the baronetcy on 6 September 1851 upon the death of his father. In 1903, he had his name changed under Royal Licence to Henry Aubrey-Fletcher to reflect his inheritance from the Aubrey estate.[1]

Before his service in Parliament, he had been a lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards and then after retirement from the Regular Army he had been appointed a supernumerary lieutenant-colonel in the part-time 2nd Sussex Rifle Volunteers on 6 May 1874. He succeeded to the command of the battalion in 1882 and held it until 1897. Then as a colonel he commanded the Sussex & Kent Volunteer Infantry Brigade until 1904.[2] He was Chairman of the National Rifle Association and during the Boer War was a strong advocate that rifle clubs should be formed throughout the country with the aim that every able-bodied man be enabled to be an effective shot.[3]

Fletcher represented the Conservatives in the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Horsham from 1880 to 1885 and Lewes from 1885 until his death in 1910. He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1900, and a Privy Counsellor in December 1901.[4]

Aubrey-Fletcher donated £10 in 1905 to the Holy Innocents Church in Southwater.[5] He was a significant land owner in the area.[6]

The town of Worthing conferred upon him the honorary freedom of the borough in October 1901, for services rendered to the town.[7]

He died without any children and was thus succeeded to the baronetcy by his younger brother, Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher who also changed his name.

Sources

  1. ^ "No. 27519". The London Gazette. 27 January 1903. p. 529.
  2. ^ Army List, various dates.
  3. ^ "The National Rifle Association". The Times. 19 January 1900. p. 9.
  4. ^ "No. 27385". The London Gazette. 10 December 1901. p. 8714.
  5. ^ "Notes from the Past – October". Southwater News. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Keep Southwater Green 2020". keepsouthwatergreen2020.org.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36581. London. 9 October 1901. p. 7.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Horsham
1880–1885 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Lewes
1885–1910 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Henry Fletcher
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(of Clea)
1851–1910 		Succeeded by
Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher


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