The Reverend James Michael John Fletcher MA ( Cantab.) (29 September 1852 – 23 February 1940), was an English clergyman of the Church of England, author and historian.

Education

Fletcher was educated at Derby School and the University of Cambridge.

Career

*Vicar of Tideswell *Rector of Wimborne Minster *Canon of Salisbury *Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

Publications

*''Distinguished Alumni of Derby School'' (Derby Reporter, 1872) *''A Guide to Tideswell'' (1902) *''Mrs Wightman of Shrewsbury: The Story of a Pioneer in Temperance Work'' (Longmans, Green & Co, London, 1906) *''A Historical and Descriptive Guide to the Churches of Shrewton, Maddington and Rollestone in the County of Wiltshire'' by J.M.J. Fletcher and Arthur S. Robins (1920) *''The Boy Bishop at Salisbury and Elsewhere'' (Salisbury, 1921) *''The Black Death in Dorset'' (1923) *''Notes on the Cathedral Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Salisbury'' (Cathedral Chapter, Salisbury, 1924) *''The Stained Glass in Salisbury Cathedral'', in ''Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine'' vol. xlv (1930) *''Old Belfry in the Close'', in ''Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine'' vol. xlvii (1932) *''Seth Ward, Bishop of Salisbury'', in ''Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine'' vol. xlix *''Dorset Worthy, William Stone, Royalist and Divine (1615-1685)'' (in ''Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club'' volume 36) *''Dorset Royal Peculiar'' (in ''Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club'' volume 38) *''Sir Thomas Dackomb, Priest, Rector of Tarrant Gunville, 1549-1567, a Dorset Bibliophile'' (in ''Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club'' volume 44) *''Century of Dorset Documents'' (in ''Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club'' volume 44) *''Trio of Dorchester Worthies'' (in ''Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club'' volume 44) *''Dorset Men in London at the End of the 17th Century'' (in ''Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club'' volume 54) *''Thomas Bennet'' (1924) *''Incumbents of Salisbury Churches during the Commonwealth'' *''The Plague-Stricken Derbyshire Village: or What to See in and around Eyam'' (1930) *''Bishop Giles of Bridport, 1257-1262'' in ''Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine'' vol. xlvi (1934) *''Chained Books in Dorset and Elsewhere'' (Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, Vol. 35) *

Editor

Fletcher edited the journal ''Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club'' between 1917 and 1932.

References

*''Crockford's Clerical Directory'' (1935) *''Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club'' (1917–1935) {{DEFAULTSORT:Fletcher, J. M. J. 1852 births 1934 deaths People educated at Derby School English non-fiction writers People from Tideswell English male non-fiction writers