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Welsh Anglican priest

William Henry Fletcher
Died	(1926-04-02)April 2, 1926
Occupation(s)	Welsh Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Wrexham
Years active	1876-1926
Notable work	Curate of Holy Trinity, Shrewsbury from 1876 to 1878 Vicar of Criftins from 1878 to 1882 Vicar of Holy Trinity, Shrewsbury from 1883 to 1888 Vicar of Oswestry from 1888 to 1891 Vicar of Wrexham from 1891 to 1907 Rural Dean of Wrexham from 1891 to 1907 Rector of Marchwiel from 1907 until his appointment as Archdeacon

William Henry Fletcher was a Welsh Anglican priest in the first third of the 20th century who rose to become Archdeacon of Wrexham.

Fletcher was educated at Shrewsbury and Christ Church. 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 1883 to 1888; Vicar of Oswestry from 1888 to 1891; Vicar of Wrexham from 1891 to 1907; Rural Dean of Wrexham from 1891 to 1907; and Rector of Marchwiel from 1907 until his appointment as Archdeacon.

He died on 2 April 1926.

References

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"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
"Trinity (Shrewsbury) v Pontesbury". Wellington Journal: 5. 6 October 1877.
THE CHURCH Nottinghamshire Guardian (London, England), Friday, January 05, 1883; pg. 6; Issue 1963
Church News The Newcastle Weekly Courant (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England), Friday, January 13, 1888 Issue 11113
LOCAL NEWS. Wrexham Advertiser Saturday, June 24, 1893; pg. 5
Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30Oxford, OUP, 1929
‘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

Church in Wales titles
Preceded byLlewelyn Wynne Jones	Archdeacon of Wrexham 1910 – 1925	Succeeded byLewis Pryce

v t e Archdeacon of Wrexham
David Howell Llewelyn Wynne Jones William Fletcher Lewis Pryce James Williams Richard Mackenzie Williams Benjamin Jones-Perrott John Davies Raymond Foster Bryan Williams Malcolm Squires Shirley Griffiths Bob Griffiths John Lomas

v t e Diocese of St Asaph
St Asaph Cathedral Esgobty, St Asaph Diocesan Office, St Asaph
Office holders	Gregory Cameron, Bishop of St Asaph Nigel Williams, Dean of St Asaph Archdeacon of Wrexham (vacant) Andy Grimwood, Archdeacon of St Asaph Barry Wilson, Archdeacon of Montgomery
Historic offices	Bishop of Maenan (1928–1935)

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