George P. Fisher

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George P. Fisher

George Purnell Fisher (born October 13, 1817 in Milford , Delaware , †  February 10, 1899 in Washington, DC ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1861 and 1863 he represented the state of Delaware in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Fisher attended the public schools in Kent County and the Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg ( Maryland ). He then studied until 1838 at Dickinson College in Carlisle ( Pennsylvania ). After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1841, he began to work in his new profession in Dover .

Back then, Fisher was a member of the Whig Party . From 1843 to 1844 he was a member of the Delaware House of Representatives . In 1846 he was Secretary of State, acting clerk in the state government of Delaware. In 1849 he became Secretary of State to Secretary of State John M. Clayton . In 1850, President Zachary Taylor appointed him plenipotentiary for American claims against the state of Brazil . He held this office until 1852. Between 1857 and 1860 Fisher was Attorney General of Delaware. After the dissolution of the Whigs, he joined the Republican Party, founded in 1854 .

In 1860 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, where he succeeded the Democrat William G. Whiteley on March 4, 1861 . Since he narrowly lost the next election in 1862 with only 37 votes difference to William Temple , he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1863 . After that time, Fisher was named a District Court Judge for the Federal District by President Abraham Lincoln . He held this office until 1870. Then he was until 1875 federal attorney in the District of Columbia. He then returned to Dover. In 1889, President Benjamin Harrison appointed him auditor to the Treasury. Fisher held this office until 1893; then he retired. Fisher died in Washington on February 10, 1899 and was buried in Dover.

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SURNAME Fisher, George P.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fisher, George Purnell (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1817
PLACE OF BIRTH Milford , Delaware
DATE OF DEATH February 10, 1899
Place of death Washington, DC