- For other persons named Andrew Fletcher, see Andrew Fletcher (disambiguation)
Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1655 – September 1716) was a
Scottish writer and politician, remembered as an advocate for the non-incorporation of Scotland, and an opponent of the 1707
Act of Union between
Scotland and
England. Fletcher became an exile after being accused of promoting insurrection. He was appointed the cavalry commander of the
Monmouth Rebellion, but shortly after landing in England he killed another leading figure. He again went into exile, this time as a fugitive and with his estates forfeit. He returned with
William of Orange, becoming
Commissioner of the old
Parliament of Scotland.