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David Fletcher (bishop)

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He died in March 1665 and was replaced by the short-lived Bishop John Young who died before he was consecrated. He had jointly functioned as minister of Melrose until his death and his position there was filled by Alexander Bisset MA.
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of Scotland from 1661 to 1664. His date of birth is unclear but he graduated MA from
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town council elected him as minister in second charge in the
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Their son, James Fletcher of New Cranston, died in 1691.
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but was allowed to return to his post in August 1639.
198:"Our History – Bowden and Melrose Parish Church" 8: 85:. In 1662 he was consecrated by Archbishop 47:He was the second son of Andrew Fletcher a 113:He married Elizabeth Strang, daughter of 184:"Records of the Parliaments of Scotland" 38: 30: 137: 81:In 1641 he translated From St Giles to 51:merchant, related to the Fletchers of 7: 55:. His brother Sir John Fletcher was 14: 251:Ministers of St Giles' Cathedral 1: 256:Scottish Restoration bishops 35:St Giles in the 17th century 272: 157:Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae 145:Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae 170:"History of the Diocese" 147:; vol. 7; by Hew Scott 123:Henry Home, Lord Kames 44: 36: 76:Book of Common Prayer 61:St Andrews University 43:Melrose Parish Church 42: 34: 226:"Christian Fletcher" 99:Scottish Parliament 212:"Elizabeth Strang" 119:Glasgow University 72:Old Kirk, St Giles 45: 37: 21:Church of Scotland 91:Glasgow Cathedral 263: 230: 229: 222: 216: 215: 208: 202: 201: 194: 188: 187: 180: 174: 173: 166: 160: 154: 148: 142: 95:Bishop of Argyll 271: 270: 266: 265: 264: 262: 261: 260: 236: 235: 234: 233: 224: 223: 219: 210: 209: 205: 196: 195: 191: 182: 181: 177: 168: 167: 163: 155: 151: 143: 139: 134: 117:, Principal of 111: 87:Andrew Fairfoul 29: 12: 11: 5: 269: 267: 259: 258: 253: 248: 238: 237: 232: 231: 217: 203: 189: 175: 161: 149: 136: 135: 133: 130: 110: 107: 28: 25: 17:David Fletcher 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 268: 257: 254: 252: 249: 247: 244: 243: 241: 227: 221: 218: 213: 207: 204: 199: 193: 190: 185: 179: 176: 171: 165: 162: 158: 153: 150: 146: 141: 138: 131: 129: 126: 124: 120: 116: 108: 106: 102: 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 79: 77: 73: 69: 64: 62: 58: 57:Lord Advocate 54: 50: 41: 33: 26: 24: 22: 18: 220: 206: 192: 178: 164: 159:by Hew Scott 156: 152: 144: 140: 127: 112: 103: 80: 65: 46: 16: 15: 246:1665 deaths 115:John Strang 53:Innerpeffer 240:Categories 132:References 68:Edinburgh 63:in 1625. 66:In 1635 83:Melrose 109:Family 49:Dundee 27:Life 93:as 89:at 242:: 101:. 23:. 228:. 214:. 200:. 186:. 172:.

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Church of Scotland


Dundee
Innerpeffer
Lord Advocate
St Andrews University
Edinburgh
Old Kirk, St Giles
Book of Common Prayer
Melrose
Andrew Fairfoul
Glasgow Cathedral
Bishop of Argyll
Scottish Parliament
John Strang
Glasgow University
Henry Home, Lord Kames
"History of the Diocese"
"Records of the Parliaments of Scotland"
"Our History – Bowden and Melrose Parish Church"
"Elizabeth Strang"
"Christian Fletcher"
Categories
1665 deaths
Ministers of St Giles' Cathedral
Scottish Restoration bishops

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