Charles Brunsdon Fletcher
| Charles Brunsdon Fletcher | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 August 1859 Taunton, Somerset, England |
| Died | 17 December 1946 (aged 87) Kirribilli, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education |
Newington College Fort Street High School |
| Occupation | Surveyor and Journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Mary Macleay, daughter of Sir Arthur Rutledge |
| Children | Two sons and two daughter |
| Parent(s) | Ruth (née Bloor) and Charles Fletcher |
Charles Brunsdon Fletcher (5 August 1859 – 17 December 1946) was an English-born Australian surveyor and journalist who served as the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald for twenty years.
Fletcher was the third of thirteen children of Ruth (née Bloor) and Charles Fletcher of Taunton, Somerset, England. At age five, his father joined his eldest brother, Joseph Horner Fletcher, in New Zealand as a Wesleyan missionary. Eight years later the family moved to Sydney and Fletcher attended Newington College, where his uncle, Joseph Horner Fletcher, was President and another uncle, Joseph James Fletcher, was a teacher. Charles Brunsdon Fletcher completed his education at Fort Street High School.
On completion of his school years, Fletcher joined the Survey Department of New South Wales as a cadet. He rose to draftsman in 1879 and became a field assistant four-year later, Before moving to Brisbane in 1884 he worked on the Detail Survey of the City of Sydney. He obtained his Queensland survey licence in 1885 and commenced private practice. For five years from 1888 he served on the Board of Examiners of Licensed Surveyors.
In 1893, Fletcher became a journalist and joined the Brisbane Courier as a leader-writer. He had previously written for William Lane's Boomerang and had served as secretary of the Brisbane Literary Circle. He was also appointed Queensland correspondent of the Melbourne Argus. Fletcher was elected to Ithaca Shire Council from 1892 until 1898 and served as president in 1894. In December 1898 he became the editor-in-chief of the Brisbane Courier and served as such until to April 1903.
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