George Purnell Fisher
Born: October 13, 1817
Birthplace: Milford, Delaware
Father: General Thomas Fisher 1761 – 1835
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Dover, Delaware)
Mother: Nancy Owens 1774 – 1841
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Dover, Delaware)
Wife: Eliza Ann McColley 1820 – 1908
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Dover, Delaware)
Children:
Trusten Fenwick Fisher 1840 – 1845
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Dover, Delaware)
Frances Virginia Fisher 1842 – 1845
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Dover, Delaware)
Frances Virginia Fisher 1845 – 1909
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Dover, Delaware)
Nancy Owens "Annie" Fisher Cahoon 1847 – 1915
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Dover, Delaware)
Sallie Fisher 1851 – 1852
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Dover, Delaware)
Charles George Fisher 1851 – 1912
(Buried: Milford Community Cemetery, Milford, Delaware)
Sallie Angelina "Lena" Fisher 1853 – 1864
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Dover, Delaware)
George Purnell Fisher Jr. 1856 – 1931
(Buried: Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Illinois)
Truston P. Fisher 1859 – 1859
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Dover, Delaware)
Hetty Fisher 1859 – 1859
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Dover, Delaware)
Political Party: Whig Party and Unionist Party
Education:
1838: Graduated from Dickinson College
Occupation before War:
1841 – 1843: Attorney in Dover, Delaware
1843 – 1844: Delaware State Representative
1846: Delaware State Secretary of State
1849: Confidential Clerk for U.S. Secretary of State John M. Clayton
1850 – 1852: Commissioner to adjudicate Claims against Brazil
1852 – 1857: Attorney in Dover, Delaware
1857 – 1860: Delaware State Attorney General
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: United States Congressman from Delaware
1861 – 1863: Member of House Foreign Affairs Committee
1862: Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress
1863 – 1870: Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Occupation after War:
1870 – 1875: United States Attorney for District of Columbia
1875 – 1889: Attorney in Dover, Delaware
1889 – 1893: First Auditor for United States Treasury Department
Died: February 10, 1899
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Age at time of Death: 81 years old
Original Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Burial Place: Christ Episcopal Church, Dover, Delaware
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