George P. Fisher
| George P. Fisher | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
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In office March 11, 1863 – May 1, 1870 |
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| Appointed by | Abraham Lincoln |
| Preceded by | new seat |
| Succeeded by | David Campbell Humphreys |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's At-large district |
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In office March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1863 |
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| Preceded by | William G. Whiteley |
| Succeeded by | William Temple |
| Attorney General of Delaware | |
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In office 1855–1860 |
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| Preceded by | Willard Saulsbury Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Wooten |
| Member of the Delaware House of Representatives | |
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In office 1843-1844 |
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| Personal details | |
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October 13, 1817 Milford, Delaware |
| Died | February 10, 1899 (aged 81) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party |
Whig Republican |
| Residence | Dover, Delaware |
| Alma mater | Dickinson College |
| Profession | lawyer |
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 Whig 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 Columbia.
Fisher was born in Milford, Delaware, on October 13, 1817.
He attended local public schools and at the age of 17 entered Mount St. Mary's College in Maryland. One year later, he entered the sophomore class at Dickinson College, where he graduated in July 1838. He then read law with John M. Clayton, then the chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.
Fisher was admitted to the bar in April 1841 and began practicing in Dover, soon developing a thriving practice.
He served two terms in the Delaware House of Representatives, in 1843 and 1844.Governor Joseph Maull, who had recently taken office, appointed Fisher as Secretary of State of Delaware in March 1846. In 1847, Fisher also became an aide-de-camp to Major General Nathaniel Young, commander of the Delaware militia. In 1849, Fisher worked in Washington with William Hunter, as a confidential clerk to Secretary of State John M. Clayton. Fisher assisted in negotiating the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty with Great Britain.
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