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About George P. Fisher, U.S. Congress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_P._Fisher
George Purnell Fisher (October 13, 1817 – February 10, 1899) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party and later the Republican Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as Attorney General of Delaware, as Secretary of State of Delaware, as U.S. Representative from Delaware, and as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Hon. George P. Fisher was born in Milford, Kent county, Del. He received his collegiate education partly at St, Mary's College, Maryland, and at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., where he was graduated in 1838. Shortly after he entered the law office of Hon. John M. Clayton, and after three years' study was admitted to the bar.
" While still a very young man Mr. Fisher took a prominent part in the public affairs of Delaware, having at differ- ent times been a member of the House of Representatives, Secretary of State, and Attorney-General. Called to Washington in April, 1849, by his lifelong friend and preceptor, Hon. John M. Clayton, then Secretary of State, he accepted the position of assistant secretary to Mr. Clayton, and during this period he met, on the most cordial terms, the leading men of that day. He took part in the interview between Mr. Clayton and Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer, in the celebrated ' Clayton-Bulwer Treaty.'
"Returning to his native State in 1855, he again entered actively into politics. At the outbreak of the Civil War the ' People's Party' nominated him as candidate for Represent- ative in Congress, and he was elected by a triumphant majority in the face of the fact that the Democratic party was then largely in the ascendant.
"While member of Congress Mr. Fisher was a conspicuous figure in the House of Representatives, he being in close and frequent communication with President Lincoln in the project of the latter for the emancipation of the slaves, which was then stirring the heart of the country, and it was to him and Hon. 1ST. B. Smithers, of Delaware, that the President entrusted the preparation of a bill to be presented to the Legislature of that State.
" So impressed was the President with the zeal and patriotism of Mr. Fisher that, upon the abolition of the old courts and the creation of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, he, without solicitation, appointed Mr. Fisher one of the Associate Justices of the new court. During his term upon the bench he presided at the trial of John H. Surratt for the murder of Abraham Lincoln. It was said of his charge to the jury, during that trial, that so able a charge had not been made since the days of Taney.
" In May, 1870, Judge Fisher resigned his place upon the bench and accepted the office of U. S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and here he was noted for the same calm courage and high integrity he had displayed in his judicial capacity. At the expiration of five years he resigned this office and returned to Delaware, with no intention of again entering public life ; but in June, 1889, the position of First Auditor of the Treasury was tendered him by President Harrison, which position he accepted and held until the change of presidential administration in 1893.
"Feeling a very strong attachment for his native State and the home of his childhood, Mr. Fisher again returned to Delaware, where he is now living." — A. F. C.
George Purnell Fisher 6 (Thomas 5 , Jabez M. 4 , John 3 , John 2 , John 1 ), b. Oct, 13, 1817; m. Jan. 9, 1840, Eliza Ann McCaulley, b. Sept. 21, 1820 ; dau. of Rev. Truston P. Mc- Caulley and Hettie Smith, his wife
Children :
- 758. Truston Fenwick Fisher, b. Oct. 8, 1840; d. Mar. 12, 1845.
- 759. Frances Virginia Fisher, b. Aug. 6, 1842; d. Mar. 15, 1845.
- 760. Frances Virginia Fisher, b. Dec. 17, 1845.
- 761. Nancie Owens Fisher, b. Dec. 25, 1847 ; m. Mar. 4, 1891, Benjamin Benson Cahoon, of Fredericktown, Mo.
- 762. Charles George Fisher, b. Nov. 3, 1849 ; m. Philippa Lloyd.
- 763. Sallie Fisher, b. Oct. 21, 1851 ; d. July 21, 1852.
- 764. Sallie Angelina Fisher, b. July 1, 1853; d. Aug. 11, 1864.
- 765. George Purnell Fisher, Jr., b. Jan. 30, 1856; m. Julia S. Farnsworth.
- 766.Truston Fisher, b. Jan. 20, 1859; d. Jan. 20, 1859.
- 767.IHettie Fisher, b. Jan. 20, 1859; d. July 21, 1859.
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George P. Fisher, U.S. Congress's Timeline
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October 13, 1817
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Milford, Sussex, Delaware, United States
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October 8, 1840
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Kent County, Delaware, United States
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August 6, 1842
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December 17, 1845
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December 25, 1847
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1851
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Penn, United States
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July 1, 1853
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January 30, 1856
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Dover, Kent County, Delaware, United States
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January 20, 1859
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Kent County, Delaware, United States
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