John Henry Fisher (April 3, 1855 – December 1, 1933) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented

Brant North Brant North was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1893. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the county of Brant into two ridings: ...

in the

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from 1905 to 1911 and Brant in the

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from 1911 to 1917 as a Conservative member. He also served in the

Senate of Canada The Senate of Canada (french: region=CA, Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the House of Commons, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The Senate is modelled after the B ...

from 1917 until his death. He was born in Paris, Canada West, the son of Robert Fisher, who came to Upper Canada from Devonshire, England. In 1883, Fisher married Jessie D. Martin. He was reeve of Paris in 1885 and 1886, county warden in 1886 and also served five years as Paris' mayor. He ran unsuccessfully against Daniel Burt in 1898 and 1902 before defeating Burt in 1905. Fisher was appointed Honorary Colonel of the

25th Brant Dragoons Fifth is the ordinal form of the number five. Fifth or The Fifth may refer to: * Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth" * Fifth column, a political term * Fifth disease, a contagious rash tha ...

after the First World War."Senator Fisher Dies at Paris", The Windsor Star, 2 Dec 1933, p.2

Electoral record

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''History of the county of Brant'', FD Reville (1920)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, John H 1855 births 1933 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Canadian senators from Ontario Mayors of places in Ontario Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs People from the County of Brant