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Hendrick Fisher
Hendrick Fisher (also spelled Fischer, Visscher; 1697–1779) represented Somerset County in the New Jersey Colonial Assembly, was one of three delegates representing New Jersey at the Stamp Act Congress in New York in 1765, was elected to New Jersey's Committee of Correspondence, served as a member of the Committee of Safety, was President of the Colonial Assembly, and was the first President of the Provincial Congress of New Jersey. In 1775, he was labeled an arch traitor and "Enemy of the Crown". He was also a founder and first President of the board of trustees of Queen's College (now Rutgers University). His great-great grandson was Hendrick V. Fisher (1846-1909), who was a businessman and served in the Illinois General Assembly.'Death of Hon. Hendrick V. Hendrick,' The Wilkes-Barre Semi-Weekly (Pennsylvania), April 30, 1909, p. 7 His death is engraved as 1779 on his gravestone, but historian A. Van Doren Honeyman believed it might have been an error and should have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the north-central part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States Census, the county's population was 345,361, an increase of 21,917 (6.8%) from the 323,444 counted at the 2010 U.S Census, making it the 13th most populous of the state's 21 counties. Somerset County constitutes part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Somerville.New Jersey County Map . Accessed July 10, 2017. The most populous place in the county was [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
