James Temple Fisher Explained

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.[1]

He represented the Heathcote electorate from 1876 to 1881, when he was defeated.[2]

He was Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs in the Grey Ministry, from 15 October 1877 to 8 October 1879.

He died on 3 January 1905 at his home in south Colombo Street in the Heathcote district.[3] He is buried at Barbadoes Street Cemetery.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Obituary . 20 August 2014 . . LXII . 12084 . 5 January 1905 . 10.
  2. Book: Wilson, James Oakley . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 . 4th . First ed. published 1913 . 1985 . V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer . Wellington . 154283103 . 196.
  3. News: Deaths . 20 August 2014 . . LXII . 12084 . 5 January 1905 . 1.
  4. News: The Late Mr J. T. Fisher . 20 August 2014 . . LXII . 12085 . 6 January 1905 . 5.