GEORGE FISHER

Fisher, George (1788-1861), a Representative from New York; born in Franklin, Mass., March 17, 1788; attended the common schools and Brown University, Providence, R.I.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in Oswego County, N.Y., in 1816 and commenced practice in Oswego, N.Y.; appointed inspector of schools in 1818; trustee of the village of Oswego in 1828 and 1833; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian and presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Twenty-first Congress and served from March 4, 1829, to February 5, 1830, when the seat was awarded to Silas Wright, Jr., who contested the election; trustee of schools in 1830; continued the practice of law in Oswego, N.Y., until 1833; took his family to France, where he spent five years for the education of his children; returned to Oswego and engaged in real estate operations; served as president of the Northwestern Insurance Co. for several years; moved to New York City about 1856 and died there March 26, 1861.
Parents: Joseph Fisher, Susan Fisher
Spouse: Elizabeth Porter Huntington
Born: 8 May 1803 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut
Died: 26 Oct 1864 in NY, NY, New York
Marriage: 12 May 1824 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
Elizabeth Phelps Fisher F 29 Mar 1825 in Oswego, Oswego, New York
George Huntington Fisher M 1 Aug 1826 in Oswego, Oswego, New York
Francis Porter Fisher M 19 May 1828 in Oswego, Oswego, New York
Frederick Pitkin Fisher M 18 May 1828 in Oswego, Oswego, New York
George Huntington Fisher M 7 May 1832 in Oswego, Oswego, New York
Catharine Whiting Fisher F 9 Jun 1835 in Oswego, Oswego, New York
Edward Thornton Fisher M 16 Dec 1836 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell