John Fisher

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(March 13, 1806 — March 28, 1882) John Fisher was a businessman and politician. Fisher was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire in 1806. There he attended school and worked in the mercantile business. In 1836, he moved to Hamilton, Canada and ran an iron manufacturing business until 1856 when he moved to New York. While in New York he served as State commissioner in the establishment of an institution for the blind, he also acted as president of a fire insurance company. Fisher was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March, 1869 to March, 1871. After serving in Congress, he continued working in the fire insurance business until his death in 1882. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000150]

Member of New York Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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