Michael Scott Fletcher

Australian Methodist minister

M [Michael] Scott Fletcher (1868–1947) was an Australian Methodist minister, foundation master of King's College, University of Queensland, foundation Master of Wesley College, University of Sydney and held the Chair of Philosophy at the University of Queensland.[1]

## Family[edit]

Fletcher was born in Auckland, New Zealand, one of eight children of John Fletcher, a teacher and Methodist lay preacher, and his wife Eliza, née Bale.[2] One of his brothers was the Australian minister and evangelist Lionel B. Fletcher.[3] He married Lancashire-born Winifred Davies, a former Royal Prince Alfred Hospital trained nurse in 1896.[4]

## Education[edit]

He attended Newington College (1883-1888)[5] and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree (1893) and a Master of Arts degree (1902) at the University of Sydney.[6] From 1909 until 1911 he wrote his doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford.

## University appointments[edit]

Fletcher returned to Australia in 1912 and was appointed the first master of King's College at the University of Queensland. In 1916 he was appointed foundation master of Wesley College at the University of Sydney. Seven years later he was appointed Professor of Philosophy at Queensland University.

## Death[edit]

He died in South Brisbane in November 1947 and left a widow, a daughter and a son.[7] His son was the American non-commercial educational television pioneer Cyril Scott Fletcher.[8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Gregory, Helen, 1946- (1 January 1987), Vivant professores : distinguished members of the University of Queensland, 1910-1940 / Helen Gregory, The University of Queensland Library, retrieved 2 December 2017`{{citation}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography Retrieved 30-05-2008
3. ^ Hugh Jackson, 'Fletcher, Lionel Bale (1877–1954)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published in hardcopy 1981, accessed online 15 August 2014
4. ^ Dictionary of Australian Artists Online Retrieved 30.5.2008
5. ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp65
6. ^ Alumni Sidneienses Archived 2008-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
7. ^ "Death Of Prof. Scott-Fletcher". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 7 November 1947. p. 4. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
8. ^ "Collection: C. Scott Fletcher papers | Archival Collections". archives.lib.umd.edu.

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