James Temple Fisher
New Zealand politician
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| Intro | New Zealand politician | |
| Places | New Zealand | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1828 | |
| Death | 1 January 1905Christchurch (aged 77 years) |
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James Temple Fisher (1828 – 3 January 1905) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Canterbury, New Zealand.
Fisher arrived in New Zealand on the Charlotte Jane, one of the First Four Ships.
He represented the Heathcote electorate from 1876 to 1881, when he was defeated.
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. He is buried at Barbadoes Street Cemetery.