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Major Sir Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Baronet KStJ CVO DSO (10 September 1887 – 30 May 1969), also known by his pen name Henry Wade, was Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire from 1954 to 1961.[1] He was also one of the leading authors during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.
Henry Aubrey-Fletcher | |
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Born | Henry Lancelot Fletcher 10 September 1887 Leigh, Surrey, England |
Died | 30 May 1969 81) Witney, Oxfordshire, England | (aged
Pen name | Henry Wade |
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Literary movement | Golden Age of Detective Fiction |
Spouses | Mary Augusta Chilton
(m. 1911; died 1963) Nancy Cecil Bull (m. 1965) |
Aubrey-Fletcher was the only son and second child of Sir Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 5th Baronet and Emily Harriet Wade (married 18 April 1882 St Anne, Soho, London). His father had already had another son by a previous marriage, but the child died in infancy. He was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford.[1]
He fought in both the First World War and Second World War with the Grenadier Guards, being awarded the Distinguished Service Order[2] and French Croix de guerre[3] in 1917. He was a member of Buckinghamshire County Council and appointed High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire in 1925.[1] He played Minor counties cricket between 1921 and 1928 for Buckinghamshire.[4]
He was also, under the pen name of Henry Wade, a noted mystery writer and one of the founding members of the Detection Club.[5]
He married Mary Augusta Chilton OStJ in 1911 and with her had 5 children:[1]
After the death of his wife in 1963, he married Nancy Cecil Bull in 1965.[1] Sir Henry died on 30 May 1969, aged 81. His estate was valued at £108 537.[6]
List of works published by "Henry Wade".[7]
Policeman's Lot, 1933
Here Comes the Copper, 1938
Other Stories
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