James Fisher may refer to:
Politics
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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 w ...
(died 1822), Scottish-born physician and politician in Lower Canada
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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 Sout ...
(1790–1875), South Australian lawyer, first mayor of Adelaide
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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 ...
(1816–1901), Wisconsin State Senator, United States
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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 elector ...
(1828–1905), New Zealand politician
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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 Glenqu ...
(1840–1927), politician in Manitoba, Canada
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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 famil ...
(1843–1910), New Zealand politician
Others
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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 ...
(1697–1775), a founder of the Scottish secession church
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J. C. Fisher
James Churchill Fisher ( 22 March 1826 – 22 March 1891), generally known as J. C. Fisher or J. Churchill Fisher was an Australian singing teacher and composer. He is best known as an advocate of the Tonic Sol-fa system of music teaching, and wa ...
(James Churchill Fisher, 1826–1891), Australian composer, singing teacher
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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 cl ...
(1876–?), Scottish footballer
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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 ...
(1912–1970), British author and naturalist
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James L. Fisher (1931–2022), American university administrator
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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 acti ...
(born 1972), British actor
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J. Richard Fisher
James Richard Fisher (born December 10, 1943) is a scientist at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Charlottesville, Virginia. He received his Ph.D. in Astronomy in 1972 from the University of Maryland, College Park and his B.S. in Phy ...
(James Richard Fisher, born 1943), scientist at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
See also
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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 ...
(1800–1882), governor of Kentucky
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James Fisher Trotter
James Fisher Trotter (November 5, 1802March 9, 1866) was a United States senator from Mississippi.
Early life
James Fisher Trotter was born on November 5, 1802, in Brunswick County, Virginia. He moved to eastern Tennessee,Thomas H. Somerville, ...
(1802–1866), U.S. senator
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James Fisher-Harris
James Fisher-Harris (born 5 January 1996) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and forward for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL, and New Zealand and the New Zealand Māori at international level. He is a dual ...
(born 1996), New Zealand rugby player
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James Fischer (1927–2004), American engineer
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James Fisher & Sons
James Fisher and Sons plc () is a British provider of marine engineering services, listed on the London Stock Exchange. It also remains a major shipowner, based in Barrow-in-Furness since the 1840s.
History
The company was founded by James Fisher ...
, UK marine services company
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Robert James Fischer
Robert James Fischer (March 9, 1943January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight US Championships at the age of 14. In 1964, he won with an 1 ...
(1943–2008), American chess player better known as Bobby Fischer
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