Family background
William James Fletcher was born on 12 July 1867 in Mudgee, NSW, son of William Fletcher and Ellen Besgrove. William James Fletcher, late of Marrickville, died on 25 February 1944, aged 76 years; he was cremated at Rookwood Crematorium. He lived at 98-100 Botany Street, Waterloo.
Occupation & interests
Fletcher was a miner and bootmaker.
Community activity
William James Fletcher was a justice of the peace (JP).
Local government service
William James Fletcher was an alderman on Waterloo Council in 1905-06 representing West Ward. He resigned August 1906.
References
‘Municipal Elections’, The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 February 1903, p. 10, http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14485719