Joseph Fisher (1901 or 1902–1963) was a unionist

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. Fisher worked as a

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and became an urban district councillor for the

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.John F. Harbinson, ''The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973'', p.207 At the

1953 Northern Ireland general election The 1953 Northern Ireland general election was held on 22 October 1953. Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party. Results ''All parties shown ...

, he stood unsuccessfully for the party in Mourne.Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Counties: Down
/ref> In 1957, he was elected to the

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, serving until his death in 1963. From 1961 to 1962, he was a Deputy Speaker of the Senate.Members of the Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72
Northern Ireland Elections

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Joseph 1900s births 1963 deaths Councillors in Northern Ireland Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1957–1961 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1961–1965 Ulster Unionist Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland