:for other persons named andrew fletcher, see andrew fletcher (disambiguation)  andrew fletcher of saltoun (1655 â september 1716) was a scottish writer and politician, he is remembered as an advocate for the independence 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 (scottish par
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