Joseph Fisher (c. 1655–1705) was an English churchman,

Archdeacon of Carlisle The Archdeacon of Carlisle is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Carlisle. The archdeacon is responsible for some pastoral care and discipline of the clergy in the ancient archdeaconry of Carlisle. Sources would seem to indicate ...

from 1702.

Life

Fisher was born at Whitbridge,

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and matriculated at

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in Michaelmas term 1674; took his B.A. degree 8 May 1679, his M.A. 6 July 1682, was fellow of that college, and on the death of Christopher Harrison, 1695, was presented to the rectory of Brough or Burgh-under-Stanmore, Westmoreland. Before that time he had filled the office of lecturer or curate, living in a merchant's house in Broad Street, London, to be near his work. At this place he wrote, 1695, the dedicatory epistle to his former pupil Thomas Lambard, prefacing his printed sermon, preached 27 January 1694 at

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, on 'The Honour of Marriage,' from Heb. xiii. 4. On the promotion of

William Nicolson William Nicolson (1655–1727) was an English churchman, linguist and antiquarian. As a bishop he played a significant part in the House of Lords during the reign of Queen Anne, and left a diary that is an important source for the politics of ...

to the

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, the archdeaconry was accepted by Fisher 9 July 1702, and his installation took place 14 July. To the archdeaconry was attached the living of St. Cuthbert,

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, which he held in conjunction with Brough till his death, which took place early in 1705. He was succeeded in office by George Fleming, later Sir George Fleming, bishop of Carlisle, 28 March 1705. He was buried at Brough.

References

1655 births 1705 deaths People from Cumberland Fellows of The Queen's College, Oxford Archdeacons of Carlisle {{UK-reli-bio-stub 17th-century Anglican theologians 18th-century Anglican theologians