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Jonathan Fisher (other)
Jonathan Fisher (1768–1847) was American religious leader. Jonathan Fisher may also refer to: * Jonathan Fisher (painter) (1740–1809), Irish * Jonathan Fisher (priest) (floruit, fl. 1805), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Jonathan Fisher (barrister), English lawyer * Jonathan Fisher (Jeopardy! contestant), Jonathan Fisher (''Jeopardy!'' contestant), a contestant on ''Jeopardy!'' See also *John Fisher (other) {{hndis, Fisher, Jonathan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Fisher
Parson Jonathan Fisher (1768–1847) was the first Congregational minister from 1794 to 1837 in the small village of Blue Hill, Maine in the United States. Although his primary duties as a country parson engaged much of his time, Fisher was also a farmer, scientist, mathematician, surveyor, and writer of prose and poetry. He bound his own books, made buttons and hats, designed and built furniture, painted sleighs, was a reporter for the local newspaper, helped found Bangor Theological Seminary, dug wells, built his own home and raised a large family. Truly a renaissance man in the breadth of his accomplishments Fisher invites comparison with a Franklin or Jefferson. In his manners, morals and writings Fisher represents the best of the vigorous New England churchmen who shaped the standards of their congregations during America's formative years. Biography Jonathan Fisher was born in New Braintree, Massachusetts in 1768 and reared in the home of his uncle a minister, because his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |