James Temple Fisher

James Temple Fisher (1828 – 3 January 1905) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Canterbury, New Zealand.

James Fisher in 1877

New Zealand Parliament
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1876–1879	6th	Heathcote		Independent
1879–1881	7th	Heathcote		Independent

Fisher arrived in New Zealand on the Charlotte Jane, one of the First Four Ships.[1]

He represented the Heathcote electorate from 1876 to 1881, when he was defeated.[2]

He was Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs in the Grey Ministry, from 15 October 1877 to 8 October 1879.

He died on 3 January 1905 at his home in south Colombo Street in the Heathcote district.[1][3] He is buried at Barbadoes Street Cemetery.[4]

References

1. "Obituary". The Press. LXII (12084). 5 January 1905. p. 10. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
2. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 196. OCLC 154283103.
3. "Deaths". The Press. LXII (12084). 5 January 1905. p. 1. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
4. "The Late Mr J. T. Fisher". The Press. LXII (12085). 6 January 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

Political offices
Preceded by George McLean	Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs 1877–1879	Succeeded by John Hall
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by John Cracroft Wilson	Member of Parliament for Heathcote 1876–1881	Succeeded by Henry Wynn-Williams