James Temple Fisher
New Zealand politician (1828–1905)
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1876–1879 | 6th | Heathcote | Independent | ||
1879–1881 | 7th | Heathcote | Independent |
James Temple Fisher (1828 – 3 January 1905) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Canterbury, New Zealand.
Fisher arrived in New Zealand on the Charlotte Jane, one of the First Four Ships.[1]
He represented the Heathcote electorate from 1876 to 1881, when he was defeated.[2]
He was Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs in the Grey Ministry, from 15 October 1877 to 8 October 1879.
He died on 3 January 1905 at his home in south Colombo Street in the Heathcote district.[1][3] He is buried at Barbadoes Street Cemetery.[4]
References
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- ^ a b "Obituary". The Press. Vol. LXII, no. 12084. 5 January 1905. p. 10. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 196. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "Deaths". The Press. Vol. LXII, no. 12084. 5 January 1905. p. 1. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "The Late Mr J. T. Fisher". The Press. Vol. LXII, no. 12085. 6 January 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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Preceded by George McLean | Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs 1877–1879 | Succeeded by John Hall |
New Zealand Parliament | ||
Preceded by John Cracroft Wilson | Member of Parliament for Heathcote 1876–1881 | Succeeded by Henry Wynn-Williams |
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The First Four Ships and notable passengers
- Alfred Barker
- Edward Bishop
- Charles Bowen
- James Temple Fisher
- James FitzGerald
- Benjamin Mountfort
- Harriet Ritchie
- James Stuart-Wortley
- Harry Allwright
- Arthur Dudley Dobson
- Edward Dobson
- Benjamin Dudley
- Michael Hart
- James Townsend
- Mary Townsend
- Isabella Williams
- John Anderson Sr
- John Anderson Jr
- Guise Brittan
- Emily Foster
- Richard James Strachan Harman
- Henry Jacobs
- Elizabeth Watts-Russell
- John Watts-Russell
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