Murchison Fletcher

For other people of the same name, see Arthur Fletcher (disambiguation).
Sir
Arthur George Murchison Fletcher
Acting Governor of British Ceylon
In office
June 1927  20 August 1928
Monarch George V
Preceded by Hugh Clifford
Succeeded by Herbert Stanley
12th High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
In office
22 November 1929  May 1936
Monarch George V
Edward VIII
Preceded by Sir Eyre Hutson
13th Governor of Fiji
In office
22 November 1929  May 1936
Monarch George V
Edward VIII
Preceded by Sir Eyre Hutson
Succeeded by Sir Cecil Barton (acting)
11th Governor of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
17 September 1936  1938
Monarch Edward VIII
George VI
Preceded by Sir Alfred Hollis
Succeeded by Sir Hubert Young
Personal details
Died 1954

Sir (Arthur George) Murchison Fletcher, KCMG, CBE (1878 - 1954) was a British colonial administrator. He was Acting Governor of British Ceylon from 1927 to 1928, Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific from 22 November 1929 to 28 November 1936,[1] and Governor of Trinidad and Tobago from 1936 to 1938.

References

  1. Fiji:Handbook of the Colony of Fiji. Suva, Fiji: H.R. Craigie, Government Printer. 1936.
Government offices
Preceded by
Hugh Clifford
Acting
Governor of British Ceylon

1927-1928
Succeeded by
Herbert Stanley
Preceded by
Sir Eyre Hutson
High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
1929–1936
Succeeded by
Sir Arthur Richards
Governor of Fiji
1929–1936
Preceded by
Alfred Claud Hollis
Governor of Trinidad and Tobago
19361938
Succeeded by
Hubert Winthrop Young


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