James Temple Fisher

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New Zealand Parliament
YearsTermElectorateParty
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

  1. 1 2 "Obituary". The Press . Vol. LXII, no. 12084. 5 January 1905. p. 10. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Jim (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 196. OCLC   154283103.
  3. ↑ "Deaths". The Press . Vol. LXII, no. 12084. 5 January 1905. p. 1. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "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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