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JOHN G. FISHER
Originally published in 1900 |
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JOHN G. FISHER, formerly County Clerk of Hudson County, was born
in New Brunswick, N. J., January 22. 1843, and is the son of J. G. Fisher, of
New Brunswick, and his wife, Julia. daughter of Captain William Henry,
of the merchant marine. Mr. Fisher received his education in the public
schools, and after leaving school became a clerk in a clothing store in his
native town. In June, 1862, he enlisted as a volunteer in the Fourteenth
New Jersey Volunteers, being mustered out in August, 1864, with the rank
of First Lieutenant. He was severely wounded during the battle of Cold
Harbor. In 1867 he entered the law office of Judge W. T. Hoffman, of
Jersey City, with whom he remained for several years. In 1874 he accepted
a position under County Clerk John Kennedy, and continued to serve
through several succeeding administrations. When County Clerk Dennis
McLaughlin entered the office Mr. Fisher resigned and entered a real estate
office, but subsequently resumed his position at Mr. McLaughlin's request.
He was elected a member of the Board of Aldermen of Jersey City in 1873.
Later he was elected a Justice of the Peace. In 1895 he was elected
County Clerk of Hudson County and served five years. He cast his first
vote for Abraham Lincoln, and from that time to the present has been an
active and zealous Republican. He is a prominent member of Zabriskie
Post, No. 38, Grand Army of the Republic.
Mr. Fisher married Jennie E. Baldwin, of Newark. N. J., and has two sons and two daughters.
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