Charles George Fletcher | |
Office1: | Ontario MPP |
Term Start1: | 1937 |
Term End1: | 1943 |
Predecessor1: | Lambert Peter Wigle |
Successor1: | William Murdoch |
Term Start2: | 1926 |
Term End2: | 1929 |
Predecessor2: | Adolphus T. Armstrong |
Successor2: | Austin Burton Smith |
Constituency2: | Essex South |
Party: | Liberal |
Birth Date: | 31 December 1890 |
Birth Place: | Tilbury East Township, Kent, Ontario |
Death Place: | Chatham-Kent, Ontario |
Occupation: | Lawyer |
Allegiance: | Canadian |
Branch: | Canadian Army |
Serviceyears: | 1914-1918 |
Unit: | Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry |
Charles George Fletcher (December 31, 1890[1] - July 28, 1959) was a lawyer[2] and political figure in Ontario. He represented Essex South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1929 and from 1937 to 1943 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Tilbury East Township, Kent, Ontario, the son of David Fletcher and Catherine Logie, both Scottish immigrants.[3] He was educated at the University of Toronto[1] and Osgoode Hall and later moved to Leamington.[2] Fletcher served in France[1] with Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry during World War I.[2] He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Ontario assembly in 1929 but was later reelected in 1937.[1] Fletcher served as sheriff for Essex County for a number of years. He died in Chatham-Kent, Ontario at the age of 68.[4]