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Alfred Robertson Fitchett CMG (1836 – 19 April 1929) was the Dean of Dunedin from 1894 until 1929.

Born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, in 1836, Fitchett was ordained in 1879, and graduated MA from the University of Otago in 1882. He was Vicar of All Saints' Church, Dunedin for 49 years, he continued at All Saints as well as being Dean: he was also Archdeacon of Dunedin from 1915 to 1919.

In the 1928 King's Birthday Honours, Fitchett was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. He died in Dunedin on 19 April 1929, and was buried in the Dunedin Northern Cemetery.

His son, William Fitchett, was Bishop of Dunedin from 1934 to 1952. His daughter, Margaret Fitchett, was an artist.

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1. Northern Cemetery
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3. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929–30 p439 London: OUP, 1929
4. "Obituary: Dean Alfred Robertson Fitchett". The Press. 20 April 1929. p. 20. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
5. "New Zealand university graduates 1870–1961: F". Shadows of Time. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
6. "No. 33390". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1928. p. 3849.
7. "Deaths". Otago Daily Times. 20 April 1929. p. 12. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
8. "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
9. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1951–52 p1954 London: Oxford University Press, 1951

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