Lewis P. Fisher
L. P. Fisher | |
|---|---|
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| 1st Mayor of Woodstock, New Brunswick | |
| In office 1856–1880 | |
| Succeeded by | Fred T. Bridges[1] |
| Judge of Probate | |
| In office 1865–1905 | |
| Succeeded by | Charles Appleby[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lewis Peter Fisher June 17, 1821 Fredericton |
| Died | October 9, 1905 (aged 84) Woodstock |
| Resting place | Old Methodist Cemetery Woodstock |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Catherine DeMille (m. 1850) |
| Father | Peter Fisher (historian) |
| Residence | Fisher Mansion, Woodstock, (later Fisher Memorial Hospital) |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Lewis Peter Fisher (June 17, 1821 – October 9, 1905) was a Canadian politician, elected Woodstock, New Brunswick's first mayor in 1856, when the Town of Woodstock was incorporated. He held this position through twenty-four consecutive annual elections.[3]
Fisher was born in Fredericton in 1821 to Peter Fisher and Susannah Williams.[4] He studied law there with his older brother, Charles Fisher, before moving to Woodstock in 1841 to practice on his own.
On June 23, 1850, Fisher married Mary Catherine DeMille at the Wesleyan Chapel.[5]
In 1865, Fisher was appointed Judge of Probate, an office he held until his death. In 1868, a railway branch from Debec, New Brunswick to Woodstock was opened. In March 1866, he sent a letter to the House of Assembly, urging the calling out of the local militia in response to the Fenians.[6]
In 1880, he arranged for the sum of ₤55 15s 11d be sent to the Duchess of Marlborough's potato famine relief fund in Ireland.[7][8]
He was an advocate for compulsory education.[9]
He was chairman of the Woodstock School Board from 1871 to 1898.[10]
L.P. Fisher suddenly became ill at 84 and died within two days on October 9, 1905.[11] His will bequeathed an estate of almost half a million dollars to public purposes,[12][13] including the creation of the L. P. Fisher Public Library, the Fisher Memorial School,[14] the Fisher Vocational School (later the Carleton County Vocational School)[15] and the Fisher Memorial Hospital.[16]
References
- ↑ "Woodstock Mayors". Carleton County Historical Society. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ↑ "Charles Appleby of Woodstock Dead". Daily Telegraph. Nov 4, 1907.
- ↑ Malaney, John P. (Dec 9, 1916). "Woodstock's Progress". Saint John Standard.
- ↑ Ann Gorman Condon, “FISHER, PETER,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed September 16, 2019, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/fisher_peter_7E.html.
- ↑ "Marriage notice". Carleton Sentinel. 13 (49). Woodstock. June 25, 1850 – via Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics.
- ↑ "Legislative Assembly, 29 March 1866, New Brunswick Confederation Debates".
- ↑ "Relief Meeting". Daily Telegraph. Feb 27, 1880.
- ↑ "The Dutchess of Marlborough's Relief Fund". The Freeman's Journal. Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. 7 May 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 17 September 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Carleton Teacher's Institute". The Daily Gleaner. Oct 18, 1890.
- ↑ "Woodstock School Affairs". Daily Telegraph. Jan 4, 1898.
- ↑ Katherine MConnell (7 November 1984). "The Fisher Family gave much to Woodstock". The Bugle. p. B1.
- ↑ "Will of Late L. P. Fisher". The Daily Gleaner. Oct 28, 1905.
- ↑ "In The Cause of Manual Training". The Ottawa Journal. 31 Oct 1905. p. 7. Retrieved 31 August 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "$60,000 School For Woodstock". The Daily Gleaner. Jan 10, 1911.
- ↑ "Woodstock Agricultural School Opens In March". Daily Telegraph. Feb 6, 1914.
- ↑ "Fisher Memorial Hospital Opened". The Daily Gleaner. Nov 24, 1912.
External links
- Fisher family of New Brunswick genealogy
- Lewis Peter Fisher fonds CANB
- Lewis P. Fisher at Find a GraveLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- "St. John, N.B." Ottawa Daily Citizen. March 23, 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
Mr. L. P. Fisher has again been elected Mayor of Woodstock, N. B
- "Blue Ribbon Gains the Day". Daily Telegraph. Mar 12, 1878.
L. P. Fisher, Esq., Mayor, without opposition
- "Gives Much To The Public". The Boston Globe. 29 Oct 1905. p. 15. Retrieved 17 September 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lewis P. Fisher". The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men : Quebec and the Maritime provinces volume. Chicago ; Toronto: American Biographical Pub. Co. ; [H.C. Cooper Jr. & Co.],. 1881. pp. 700–701. Search this book on
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