James Temple Fisher

New Zealand politician (1828–1905)

New Zealand Parliament
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
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.

Political offices
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