David Fisher (politician)

David Fisher
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Preceded by	Francis A. Cunningham
Succeeded by	Lewis D. Campbell
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Clermont, Brown and Clinton Counties district
In office December 5, 1842 – December 3, 1843 Serving with Thomas Ross, Moses Rees, John D. White
Preceded by	Stephen Evans, Reader W. Clarke, Gideon Dunham
Succeeded by	William Roudebush, James F. Sargeant, John D. White
In office 1834
Personal details
Born	December 3, 1794 Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Died	May 7, 1886 (aged 91) Mount Holly, Ohio
Resting place	Wesleyan Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Political party	Whig

David Fisher (December 3, 1794 – May 7, 1886) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Biography

David Fisher was born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and moved with his parents to Point Pleasant, Ohio in 1799.

He pursued preparatory studies and became a lay preacher and newspaper contributor. Fisher served as member of the State house of representatives in 1834 and later was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1844. In 1846 he was editor and proprietor of a newspaper in Wilmington, Ohio.

Fisher was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1849) and was not a candidate for renomination in 1848. While in Congress he occupied a seat next to John Quincy Adams, who fell into his arms when stricken with paralysis. Fisher returned to Cincinnati, Ohio where he resumed newspaper activities and was city magistrate in 1849 and 1850.

He died near Mount Holly, Ohio, May 7, 1886 and is interred in Wesleyan Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Sources

• David Fisher at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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