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John Fisher (priest)

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The Ven John Fisher^[1] (30 May 1788 – 25 August 1832) was Archdeacon of Berkshire from 1817 to 1832.^[2]

Born at Brentford on 30 May 1788,^[3] he was educated at Charterhouse and Christ's College, Cambridge and ordained in 1812. His first post was as Domestic Chaplain to his uncle, the Bishop of Salisbury.^[4] He held incumbenciesatIdmiston, Osmington, Winfrith Newburgh and Gillingham, Dorset. He was appointed a CanonofSalisbury Cathedral in 1819. His son Osmond Fisher was a noted geologist.

He died at Boulogne on 25 August 1832.^[5]

References

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^ People painted by Constable

^ Fitzwilliam Museum Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine

^ Genealogical web-site

^ Nigel Aston, ‘Fisher, John (1748–1825)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2009 accessed 2 Oct 2013

^ ”Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries” The Morning Post (London, England), Tuesday, September 04, 1832

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Preceded by Arthur Onslow	Archdeacon of Berkshire 1817 –1836	Succeeded by Edward Berens

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