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Andy Fletcher
Andrew Fletcher may refer to: Government * Andrew Fletcher, Lord Innerpeffer (died 1650), Scottish judge * Andrew Fletcher (patriot) (1655–1716), Scottish writer, politician and patriot * Andrew Fletcher, British Member of Parliament for Haddington Burghs * Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton (1692–1766), Scottish judge and Lord Justice Clerk, nephew of the above Sports * Andy Fletcher (American football) (1895–1978), American football player * Andrew Fletcher (cricketer) (born 1993), New Zealand cricketer * Andy Fletcher (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s * Andy Fletcher (umpire) (born 1966), American baseball umpire Others * Andrew Fletcher (businessman), Australian businessman * Andy Fletcher (musician) Andrew John Fletcher (8 July 1961 – 26 May 2022), also known as Fletch, was an English keyboard player and founding member of the electronic band Depeche Mode. In 2020, he and the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Fletcher, Lord Innerpeffer
Andrew Fletcher, Lord Innerpeffer (died 1650) was a Scottish judge. Life Fletcher was the eldest son of Robert Fletcher of Innerpeffer and Beucleo, Forfarshire, a burgess of Dundee. He succeeded Sir John Wemyss of Craigtoun as an ordinary lord of session, 18 December 1623, and retained his seat in 1626, when many of the lords were displaced. In 1630, he was placed on a commission upon Scots law, and in 1633 was a member of commissions to revise the acts and laws of Scotland with a view to constructing a code, a project which was not proceeded with, and to report upon the jurisdiction of the admiral and chamberlain. He was also ordered to examine Sir Thomas Craig's work ''Jus Feudale'', with a view to its publication. In 1638, he was a commissioner to take subscriptions to the confession of faith of 1580. He was employed in 1639 in regulating the fees of writers to the signet and others, and parliament adopted the scales which he laid down. On 13 November 1641, Fletcher, with ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Fletcher (patriot)
Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1655 – September 1716) was a Scottish writer and politician, remembered as an advocate for the non-incorporation of Scotland, and an opponent of the 1707 Act of Union between Scotland and England. Fletcher became an exile in 1683 after being accused of promoting insurrection. He was appointed the cavalry commander of the Monmouth Rebellion, but shortly after landing in England he killed another leading figure. He again went into exile, this time as a fugitive and with his estates forfeit. He returned with William of Orange, becoming Commissioner of the old Parliament of Scotland. Fletcher was a defender of the Darién scheme, although suspicious of the effect of conventional commerce on traditional virtues. He also deplored the effect of London's relative size, which he said would inevitably draw an accelerating proportion of wealth and decision making to the south-east corner of Britain. Early life and political career Andrew Fletcher was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haddington Burghs (UK Parliament Constituency)
Haddington Burghs was a Scottish district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain (at Westminster) from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (also at Westminster) from 1801 until 1885. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system. Creation The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Haddington, Dunbar, Jedburgh, Lauder and North Berwick Boundaries The constituency consisted of the Haddingtonshire burghs of Haddington, Dunbar, and North Berwick, the Berwickshire burgh of Lauder, and the Roxburghshire burgh of Jedburgh. History The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1885 general election. In 1885, Haddington, Dunbar, and North Berwick were merged into the county constituency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton
Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton (1692 – 13 December 1766) was a notable Scottish judge and Lord Justice Clerk. Family Andrew Fletcher was born at Saltoun Castle near Pencaitland, east of Edinburgh, the son of Henry Fletcher of Saltoun (d.1733) (the first person to use machinery in barleymills in Scotland) by his spouse Margaret (d.1745), daughter of Sir David Carnegie, 1st Baronet of Pittarow (d.1708). Milton's paternal uncle was the politician and patriot Andrew Fletcher. Career Having been educated for the Bar, he was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates on 26 February 1717. He succeeded Sir John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall as an Ordinary Lord in the Court of Session, as Lord Milton, taking his seat on 4 June 1724. On 22 August 1726 he was appointed a Lord of Justiciary in place of James Hamilton of Pencaitland, who had resigned. The following year Lord Milton was named by Letters Patent, dated 5 July, as one of the Commissioners for improving the fisheries and manufact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Fletcher (American Football)
Andrew Edward Fletcher (February 1, 1895 - October 15, 1978) was an American football player. He played college football as a back at the University of Maryland, and earned varsity letters in 1916 and 1917. Fletcher then had a brief professional playing career in the fledgling National Football League (NFL). In 1920, he played two games for the Buffalo All-Americans.Terps in the Pros (PDF), ''2000 Maryland Football Media Guide'', University of Maryland Terrapins official website, 2000, retrieved 22 December 2008. The following season, in 1921, Fletcher played one game for Tonawanda Kardex Tonawanda may refer to:
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Andrew Fletcher (cricketer)
Andrew Fletcher (born 29 March 1993) is a New Zealand cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Wellington in the 2018–19 Plunket Shield season on 10 October 2018. He made his List A debut for Wellington in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy on 24 October 2018, scoring 132 runs not out In cricket, a batter is not out if they come out to bat in an innings and have not been dismissed by the end of an innings. The batter is also ''not out'' while their innings is still in progress. Occurrence At least one batter is not out at t .... One week later, in his third List A match, he scored his second century for Wellington, with 125 runs from 150 balls. He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer, with 618 runs in twelve matches. In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Wellington ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season. References External links * 1993 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Wellington cricketers Place of birth missing (living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Fletcher (rugby League)
Andrew Fletcher (birth unknown) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity ( Heritage № 840) (two spells), Mansfield Marksman and Barrow, as a , i.e. number 2 or 5. Playing career County honours Andy Fletcher won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Wakefield Trinity. Challenge Cup Final appearances Andy Fletcher played , i.e. number 5, in Wakefield Trinity's 3-12 defeat by Widnes in the 1979 Challenge Cup Final during the 1978–79 season at Wembley Stadium, London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ... on Saturday 5 May 1979, in front of a crowd of a crowd of 94,218.Hoole, Les (2004). ''Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES''. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Fletcher (umpire)
Andrew Jay Fletcher (born November 17, 1966) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball, wearing number 49. He worked in the National League in 1999 and has worked across both major leagues since 2000. Fletcher has appeared in one Major League Baseball All-Star Game and in one World Baseball Classic. Career Fletcher attended the Harry Wendelstedt Umpire School in 1989. He spent 10 years in the minor leagues before his MLB promotion in 1999. Fletcher worked in the Appalachian League in 1989, the Florida Instructional League and Midwest League in 1990 and 1991, the Carolina League in 1992, the Southern League from 1992 to 1994, and the Pacific Coast League from 1995 to 1999. He also worked in the Arizona Fall League in 1997. While in the Southern League in 1994, Fletcher was involved in two arguments with Michael Jordan, during the basketball star's lone season with the Birmingham Barons. One of the two confrontations ended with the ejection of Barons manager Terry Francona. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Fletcher (businessman)
Andrew Vernon Fletcher is a South Australian engineer and defence industry businessman, best known for his role as chief executive officer of Defence SA. In May 2015 he was appointed CEO of Rheinmetall Defence Australia. Career Fletcher began a career in engineering in 1970 in Adelaide with Kinnaird Hill deRohan and Young. For the next decade, he worked for Sir Alexander Gibb and Pak Poy and Kneebone then began his own consultancy. He later merged with Scott and Furphy, which would eventually become CMPS&F. Fletcher then worked at Kinhill, eventually rising to dual positions of Senior Vice President – Global Infrastructure and Senior Vice President – Asia Pacific in 2001. In 2005, Fletcher was appointed chair of the South Australian government's Major Projects Facilitation Group (MPFG) . The group was tasked to advise on the implementation of the ''Building South Australia – Strategic Infrastructure Plan'', which was developed that year. He also represented the Economic D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
