William Henry Fletcher (1851/52 -2 April 1926) was a Welsh Anglican priest in the first third of the 20th century who rose to become Archdeacon of Wrexham.Children's Homes
Fletcher, second son of Henry Fletcher of Shrewsbury, was educated at Shrewsbury School and Christ Church, which he entered, aged 20, in 1872."Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886; their parentage, birthplace and year of birth, with a record of their degrees. Being the matriculation register of the University " Foster, J, Vol 2 p471: Oxford, Parker & Co, 1888 He was Curate of Holy Trinity, Shrewsbury from 1876 to 1878, founding the Trinity (Shrewsbury) F.C. while there; Vicar of Criftins from 1878 to 1882; Vicar of Holy Trinity, Shrewsbury from 1883THE CHURCH Nottinghamshire Guardian (London, England), Friday, January 05, 1883; pg. 6; Issue 1963 to 1888; Vicar of Oswestry from 1888Church News The Newcastle Weekly Courant (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England), Friday, January 13, 1888 Issue 11113 to 1891; Vicar of Wrexham from 1891 toLOCAL NEWS. Wrexham Advertiser Saturday, June 24, 1893; pg. 5 1907; Rural Dean of Wrexham from 1891 to 1907; and Rector of Marchwiel from 1907Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30Oxford, OUP, 1929 until his appointment as Archdeacon.‘FLETCHER, Ven. William Henry’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 12 Feb 2016
He died on 2 April 1926.
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