Lewis P. Fisher

Lewis P. Fisher

Lewis Peter Fisher (1820 - October 10, 1905) was elected Woodstock, New Brunswick's first mayor in 1856, when the Town of Woodstock was incorporated. He held this position through twenty-four consecutive annual elections.

Fisher was born in Fredericton in 1820. He studied law there with his older brother, Charles Fisher, before moving to Woodstock in 1841 to practice on his own.

On June 25, 1850, Fisher married Mary Catherine Dermill at the Wesleyan Chapel.

In 1865, Fisher was appointed Judge of Probate, an office he held until his death. In 1868, a railway branch from Debec, New Brunswick to Woodstock was opened.

L.P. Fisher suddenly became ill at 85 and died within two days on Oct. 10, 1905. His will bequeathed an estate of almost half a million dollars to public purposes, including the creation of the L. P. Fisher Public Library, the Fisher Memorial School, the Carleton County Vocational School and the Fisher Memorial Hospital.

External links

* [http://www.familyheritage.ca/ Fisher family of New Brunswick genealogy]


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