Martin Fisher Explained

Birth Name:Martin Beattie Fisher
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Huntingdon
Predecessor:Andrew Philps
Successor:James Walker Ross
Term Start:1930
Term End:1939
Office2:Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Inkerman
Predecessor2:Charles Allan Smart
Successor2:Robert Ness
Term Start2:1939
Term End2:1941
Birth Date:2 January 1881
Birth Place:Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada
Party:Union Nationale

Martin Beattie Fisher (January 2, 1881  - December 17, 1941) was a Canadian politician. He was a Member of the provincial legislature in Quebec.

Background

He was born in Hemmingford, Montérégie on January 2, 1881.

Member of the legislature

He successfully ran as a Conservative candidate and won a by-election in 1930 in the district of Huntingdon. Fisher was re-elected in 1931, 1935 and was re-elected as a Union Nationale candidate in 1936.

Cabinet Member

He was appointed to the Cabinet in 1936 and served as Treasurer.

Legislative Councillor

Not long before the 1939 election, Fisher was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec by Premier of Quebec Maurice Duplessis and served in that function until his death. He represented the division of Inkerman.

Death

He died on December 17, 1941.