Sir George Fletcher, 2nd Baronet (1633 – 23 July 1700) was an

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politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1661 and 1700. Fletcher was the only surviving son of Sir Henry Fletcher, 1st Baronet and his wife Catharine Dalston, daughter of Sir George Dalston. In 1645, he succeeded his father as baronet. History of Parliament Online – Fletcher, Sir George
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in 1658 and 1680, and Vice Chamberlain to Queen Catherine of Braganza. He was

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(MP) for

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, representing it from 1661 to 1679 and again from 1681 to 1685. He sat a third time for the constituency from 1689 until his death in 1700. On 27 February 1654 or 1655, he married firstly Alice Hare, daughter of Hugh Hare, 1st Baron Coleraine at

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, and by her he had a son and three daughters. Fletcher married secondly Lady Mary Johnstone, daughter of

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by 1665. He had two sons and two daughters by his second wife. Fletcher died, aged 67 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son oldest son Henry. His second son

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became a

for Cumberland and Cockermouth.

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