Horatio G. Fisher was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He attended public and private schools. He was graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, in July 1855. He engaged in mining, shipping, and the wholesale coal business. He served as a member of the borough council from 1862 to 1865, auditor of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, from 1865 to 1868, and burgess of the borough of Huntingdon from 1874 to 1876. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1876 to 1879.
horatio, fisher, horatio, gates, fisher, april, 1838, 1890, republican, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, 18th, districtin, office, march, 1879, march, 1883preceded, bywilliam, stengersuccee. Horatio Gates Fisher April 21 1838 May 8 1890 was a Republican member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Horatio G FisherMember of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 18th districtIn office March 4 1879 March 3 1883Preceded byWilliam StengerSucceeded byLouis E AtkinsonMember of the Pennsylvania SenateIn office 1876 1879Personal detailsBorn 1838 04 21 April 21 1838Huntingdon PennsylvaniaDiedMay 8 1890 1890 05 08 aged 52 Punxsutawney PennsylvaniaPolitical partyRepublicanAlma materLafayette CollegeBiography editHoratio G Fisher was born in Huntingdon Pennsylvania He attended public and private schools He was graduated from Lafayette College in Easton Pennsylvania in July 1855 He engaged in mining shipping and the wholesale coal business He served as a member of the borough council from 1862 to 1865 auditor of Huntingdon County Pennsylvania from 1865 to 1868 and burgess of the borough of Huntingdon from 1874 to 1876 He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1876 to 1879 Fisher was elected as a Republican to the Forty sixth and Forty seventh Congresses He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Coinage Weights and Measures during the Forty seventh Congress He declined to be a candidate for renomination and resumed his former business pursuits He was appointed by Governor James A Beaver a member of the board of managers of Huntingdon Reformatory in 1888 He died in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania in 1890 Interment in River View Cemetery in Huntingdon Sources editUnited States Congress Horatio G Fisher id F000148 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress The Political GraveyardU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byWilliam S Stenger Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 18th congressional district1879 1883 Succeeded byLouis E Atkinson nbsp This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Horatio G Fisher amp oldid 1191015225, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
