John Fisher (priest)

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

John Fisher by John Constable, 1816

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
  1. People painted by Constable
  2. Fitzwilliam Museum Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Genealogical web-site
  4. Nigel Aston, ‘Fisher, John (1748–1825)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2009 accessed 2 Oct 2013
  5. ”Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries” The Morning Post (London, England), Tuesday, September 04, 1832
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Arthur Onslow		 Archdeacon of Berkshire
1817 –1836		 Succeeded by
Edward Berens


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.