Joseph Horner Fletcher

Joseph Horner Fletcher (1 October 1823 – 30 June 1890) was a West Indies-born Methodist minister of English descent and was the founding Principal of Wesley College, Auckland and the second President of Newington College, Sydney.

[1] Fletcher was born in St Vincent, Windward Islands, and was the eldest son of a Wesleyan missionary.

Due to poor health he was forced to retire from Wesley and undertake circuit work.

In 1865 Fletcher succeeded John Manton as President of Newington College, Sydney.

Fletcher was a strong supporter of the education policies of Henry Parkes and opposed corporal punishment in schools.