John Fisher (priest)
John Fisher by John Constable, 1816
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 incumbencies at Idmiston, Osmington, Winfrith Newburgh and Gillingham, Dorset. He was appointed a Canon of Salisbury Cathedral in 1819.
He died at Boulogne on 25 August 1832.[5]
References
- ↑ People painted by Constable
- ↑ Fitzwilliam Museum
- ↑ 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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