William Fletcher (31 January 1831 – 6 August 1900)Birth: "England & Wales, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Births 1578-1841"Reference: RG6/223FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 25 January 2024)William Fletcher born 31 Jan 1831, son of John & Mary, in Greysouthen, Cumberland, England. was a British Liberal Party politician. He was Liberal MP for Cockermouth for a short period between 1879 and 1880.
He was elected to the seat at the 1879 by-election, which was caused by his brother Isaac Fletcher's suicide.
Fletcher was one of the first directors of the Cockermouth, Keswick, and Penrith Railway, and chairman of Cleator and Workington Junction Railway. He also became a managing director of the West Cumberland Iron and Steel Company, and latterly the Alerdale Coal Company, as well as being chairman of the Moresby Coal Company.
He was also a Justice of the Peace for Cumberland.
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