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James Fisher (other)
James Fisher may refer to: Politics * James Fisher (physician) (died 1822), Scottish-born physician and politician in Lower Canada *James Hurtle Fisher (1790–1875), South Australian lawyer, first mayor of Adelaide *James Fisher (Wisconsin politician) (1816–1901), Wisconsin State Senator, United States *James Temple Fisher (1828–1905), New Zealand politician *James Fisher (Manitoba politician) (1840–1927), politician in Manitoba, Canada *James Bickerton Fisher (1843–1910), New Zealand politician Others *James Fisher (Secession minister) (1697–1775), a founder of the Scottish secession church *J. C. Fisher (James Churchill Fisher, 1826–1891), Australian composer, singing teacher * James Fisher (footballer) (1876–?), Scottish footballer *James Fisher (naturalist) (1912–1970), British author and naturalist * James L. Fisher (1931–2022), American university administrator *James Fisher (actor) (born 1972), British actor * J. Richard Fisher (James Richard Fisher, born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fisher (physician)
James Fisher (before 1776 – June 26, 1822) was a physician and political figure in Lower Canada. He was probably born in Scotland and came to the Province of Quebec in 1776 as an aide at the military hospital at Quebec City. In 1783, he was named garrison surgeon. In 1787, he proposed that a medical board be set up to qualify physicians and surgeons to practice in the province; Fisher served on the first such board when it was set up the following year. In 1789, he was named a doctor at the Hôpital Général at Quebec. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Northumberland County in 1796. Fisher was named physician for the Ursulines of Quebec in 1807 and commissioner for insane asylums in 1814. In 1815, he retired from the military and, in 1816, returned to Scotland. He died in Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hurtle Fisher
Sir James Hurtle Fisher (1 May 1790 – 28 January 1875) was a lawyer and prominent South Australian pioneer. He was the first Resident Commissioner of the colony of South Australia, the first Mayor of Adelaide and the first resident South Australian to be knighted. Early life and career James Hurtle Fisher was born on 1 May 1790 in Sunbury, then part of Middlesex, England, the eldest son of James and Henrietta Harriet Fisher. He was articled to London solicitors Brown and Gotobed and admitted to practice in July 1811. He married Elizabeth Johnson on 5 October 1813. He commenced practice as a solicitor in 1816. Bound for South Australia Fisher became a member of the South Australian Building Committee in September 1835; in November he was selected as resident commissioner. On 13 July 1836, he was formally appointed Registrar, and, on the next day, Resident Commissioner, under the South Australian Act. This meant he also had a position in the South Australian Legislati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fisher (Wisconsin Politician)
James Fisher (5 February 1816, Crawford County, Pennsylvania – 1 January 1901, Crawford County, Wisconsin) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and the Wisconsin State Assembly.State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau"Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848–1999". Information Bulletin 99-1 (September 1999), pp. 6, 50. Fisher represented the Wisconsin Senate, District 3, 3rd District of the Senate during the 1849 and 1850 sessions. Later, he was a member of the Assembly during the 1855, 1863 and 1868 sessions. He was a Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Democrat. References External linksThe Political Graveyard 1816 births 1901 deaths People from Crawford County, Pennsylvania People from Crawford County, Wisconsin 19th-century American politicians Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Temple Fisher
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. He represented the Heathcote electorate from 1876 to 1881, when he was defeated. 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 Colombo Street is a main road of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It runs south-north through the centre of Christchurch with a break at Cathedral Square. As with many other central Christchurch streets, it is named for a colonial Anglica ... in the Heathcote district. He is buried at Barbadoes Street Cemetery. References , - 1828 births 1905 deaths Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives People from Christchurch Canterbury Pilgrims Burials at Barbadoes Street Cemetery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fisher (Manitoba Politician)
James Fisher (November 6, 1840 – March 8, 1927) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He may have served as leader of the parliamentary opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for a brief period in the mid-1890s. Born at Glenquaich in Perthshire, Scotland, Fisher moved to Canada West (now Ontario) in his youth. He was educated at the University of Toronto, and was a member of that body's Senate. In July 1875, Fisher contested a federal by-election in Perth North for the Liberals, losing to Conservative Andrew Monteith by 20 votes. He was defeated in the same riding in the general election of 1878. Fisher subsequently moved to Winnipeg, where he practised law and was a member of the University of Manitoba Council. In 1886, he ran for the provincial riding of Russell as a Liberal, losing to Conservative Edward Leacock by eight votes. He was easily elected in his second attempt for the seat, in the Liberal landslide victory of 1888. Fisher soon lost con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bickerton Fisher
James Bickerton Fisher (2 November 1843 – 23 January 1910) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the West Coast, New Zealand. Family genealogy Old notes from the Rev Thomas Richard Fisher, James Bickerton Fisher's father, had his family originating in Packington, England, and being related to the Fishers of Packington manor, but they actually lived nearby in Eastcote and Barston and were just cousins to the Fishers of Packington. James Bickerton Fisher's line descended from Thomas Fisher born 1460, the eldest son and heir to Clement Fisher of Eastcote who died circa 1505. Thus Thomas Fisher was elder brother to John Fisher of Packington. Although Thomas Fisher also worked for the king, his descendants focused on farming rather than politics or the military and where not quite as famous or wealthy as their Packington cousins, however they are recorded in historical records as a being a very influential family in both Eastcote and Barston for some 250 years. Most histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fisher (Secession Minister)
James Fisher (1697–1775) was one of the founders of the Scottish Secession church. He was born at Barr, on 23 January 1697, the second son of Thomas Fisher, minister of Rhynd. He was educated at University of Glasgow. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Perth on 31 October 1722 and subsequently called (5 October) and ordained on 23 December 1725. He dissented and joined with his father-in-law Ebenezer Erskine in his appeal and complaint to the Assembly of 1733. He was one of the four original members of the Associate Presbytery founded at Gairney Bridge on 6 December 1733. He was deposed by the General Assembly on 15 May 1740, but continued to preach in the parish church till 13 August 1741, when he was forcibly ejected on a sheriff's warrant. He then preached in a tent on Kinclaven brae during the time he remained in the district. On 8 October 1741 he became minister of Shuttle Street Associate Congregation, Glasgow (later Greyfriars United Free Church). He was deposed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fisher (footballer)
James Fisher (1876 – ''unknown'') was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Stirling. He played for East Stirlingshire East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish association football club based in the town of Falkirk. The club was founded in 1881 and competes in the , in the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system. The club's origins ca ..., St Bernard's, Aston Villa, King's Park, and Manchester United. External linksMUFCInfo.com profile 1876 births Footballers from Stirling Scottish men's footballers Aston Villa F.C. players East Stirlingshire F.C. players Manchester United F.C. players Year of death missing King's Park F.C. players St Bernard's F.C. players Men's association football forwards {{Scotland-footy-forward-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fisher (naturalist)
James Maxwell McConnell Fisher (3 September 1912 – 25 September 1970) was a British author, editor, broadcaster, naturalist and ornithologist. He was also a leading authority on Gilbert White and made over 1,000 radio and television broadcasts on natural history subjects. Early life Fisher was the son of Kenneth Fisher (also a keen ornithologist and headmaster of Oundle School from 1922 to 1945); his maternal uncle was the Cheshire naturalist Arnold Boyd. He was educated at Eton, and began studying medicine at Magdalen College, Oxford, but later switched to zoology. He took part in the Oxford Arctic expedition in 1933 as ornithologist. Career After university he joined London Zoo as an assistant curator, and during the war studied rooks for the Ministry of Agriculture. He later became a leading member of the RSPB and IUCN, a member of the National Parks Commission and vice-chairman of the Countryside Commission. He presented the BBC Radio series ''Birds In Britain'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James L
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fisher (actor)
James Fisher (b. 20 April 1972 Walthamstow, London) is an actor and producer. He is the youngest of three brothers. He studied acting at the London Drama School (Trinity Licentiate Diploma in Performance Arts) and was also educated in screen acting at the Drill Hall. Known for his roles in BBC One, BBC's EastEnders, ITV (TV network), ITV's Tina and Bobby, Tina & Bobby, and BBC Two, BBC2 Comedy White Gold (TV series), White Gold, James also produced feature documentary Royd J. R. R. Tolkien, Tolkien'There's a Hole In My Bucket featuring Peter Jackson, John Rhys-Davies, John Rhys Davies and Billy Boyd (actor), Billy Boyd. James also starred in, and produced, Raindance Film Festival, Raindance Festival selectioBlack Smoke Risingand the 'best film' award winninMonk3ys Both films marked his first steps into film producing. Previous acting roles include Green Street (film), Green Street, Oscar winning The Constant Gardener (film), The Constant Gardener, Irwin Winkler's ''De-Lovely'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fisher Robinson
James Fisher Robinson (October 4, 1800 – October 31, 1882) was the 22nd Governor of Kentucky, serving the remainder of the unfinished term of Governor Beriah Magoffin. Magoffin, a Confederate sympathizer, became increasingly ineffective after the elections of 1861 yielded a supermajority to pro-Union forces in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly. Magoffin agreed to resign the governorship, provided he could select his successor. He selected Robinson. Politically, Robinson opposed both secession and abolition.Harrison, p. 777 Though he had Union sympathies, he was considered a moderate, opposing both fugitive slave laws and the enlistment of black soldiers. As a state senator, he supported the Crittenden Compromise and opposed the Civil War. As governor, he drew criticism from the administration of President Abraham Lincoln for opposing the Emancipation Proclamation.''Encyclopedia of Kentucky'' Early life Robinson was born to Jonathan and Jane Black Robinson in Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
