Joseph Fisher (Northern Ireland politician) explained

Joseph Fisher (1901 or 1902–1963) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Fisher worked as a solicitor and became an urban district councillor for the Ulster Unionist Party.[1] At the 1953 Northern Ireland general election, he stood unsuccessfully for the party in Mourne.[2] In 1957, he was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland, serving until his death in 1963. From 1961 to 1962, he was a Deputy Speaker of the Senate.[3]

References

  1. John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.207
  2. Web site: Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Counties: Down . 19 September 2010 . 16 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200116171329/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/down.html . dead .
  3. http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/hnisen.htm Members of the Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72