Sir Murchison Fletcher | |
Order: | Acting |
Office: | Governor of British Ceylon |
Term Start: | June 1927 |
Term End: | 20 August 1928 |
Predecessor: | Hugh Clifford |
Successor: | Herbert Stanley |
Order1: | 12th |
Office1: | High Commissioner for the Western Pacific |
Monarch1: | George V Edward VIII |
Term Start1: | 22 November 1929 |
Term End1: | May 1936 |
Predecessor1: | Sir Eyre Hutson |
Order2: | 13th |
Office2: | Governor of Fiji |
Monarch2: | George V Edward VIII |
Term Start2: | 22 November 1929 |
Term End2: | May 1936 |
Predecessor2: | Sir Eyre Hutson |
Successor2: | Sir Cecil Barton (acting) |
Order3: | 11th |
Office3: | Governor of Trinidad and Tobago |
Monarch3: | Edward VIII George VI |
Term Start3: | 17 September 1936 |
Term End3: | 10 January 1938 |
Predecessor3: | Sir Alfred Hollis |
Successor3: | Sir Hubert Young |
Birth Name: | Arthur George Murchison Fletcher |
Birth Date: | 1878 9, df=y |
Sir Arthur George Murchison Fletcher, (27 September 1878 – 9 April 1954)[1] was a British colonial administrator.
He was Colonial Secretary of Ceylon from 1926 to 1929, during which time he was Acting Governor from 1927 to 1928. He was appointed Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific from 22 November 1929 to 28 November 1936,[2] and Governor of Trinidad and Tobago from 1936 to 1938. His tenure coincided with the British West Indian labour unrest of 1934–39.
Murchison Fletcher is mentioned in several contemporary Trinidadian calypso songs, notably "The Governor's Resignation" and "Commission's Report" by Attila the Hun and "We Mourn the Loss of Sir Murchison Fletcher" by Lord Executor.
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