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George Purnell Fisher
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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)​
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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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