Emery Fletcher
| Emery Fletcher | |
|---|---|
| File:Emery Fletcher.jpg | |
| 4thd President of The Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) | |
| May 28, 1922 – July 21, 1953 | |
| Called by | Isaac Whiting[1] |
| Predecessor | Isaac Whiting[1] |
| Successor | Erle Whiting |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 22, 1868 Clitherall, Minnesota, United States[2] |
| Died | July 21, 1953 (aged 84) Battle Lake, Minnesota, United States |
| Resting place | Mt. Pleasant Cemetery |
| Spouse(s) | 1st = Ethel Florence Minton 2nd = Emily Augusta Whiting |
| Parents | Joseph Edmund Fletcher Sarah Louisa Muir |
Emery George Fletcher (July 22, 1868 - July 21, 1953) was the fourth president of the Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) succeeding Isaac Whiting in that office after Whiting's death in 1922. During his tenure, the Cutlerites fulfilled a long-cherished dream of their founder, Alpheus Cutler, by relocating their church headquarters from Clitherall, Minnesota (where it had been since 1865) to Independence, Missouri, within sight of the Temple Lot. This move had the unexpected consequence, however, of beginning a division between the Minnesota and Missouri branches of the church, which would lead to a short-lived schism after Fletcher's death.
References
- ^ a b Fletcher, Rupert J. and Daisy Whiting, Alpheus Cutler and the Church of Jesus Christ. Church of Jesus Christ, 1974, pp. 47-55, 271-274.
- ^ Emory Fletcher