Horatio G. Fisher | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's18th district | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | William Stenger |
| Succeeded by | Louis E. Atkinson |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate | |
| In office 1876-1879 | |
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| Born | (1838-04-21)April 21, 1838 |
| Died | May 8, 1890(1890-05-08) (aged 52) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Lafayette College |
Horatio Gates Fisher (April 21, 1838 – May 8, 1890) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Horatio G. Fisher was born inHuntingdon, Pennsylvania. He attended public and private schools. He was graduated fromLafayette College inEaston, Pennsylvania, in July 1855. He engaged in mining, shipping, and the wholesale coal business. He served as a member of the borough council from 1862 to 1865, auditor ofHuntingdon County, Pennsylvania, from 1865 to 1868, and burgess of the borough of Huntingdon from 1874 to 1876. He was a member of thePennsylvania State Senate from 1876 to 1879.
Fisher was elected as a Republican to theForty-sixth andForty-seventh Congresses. He served as chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures during the Forty-seventh Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination, and resumed his former business pursuits. He was appointed byGovernorJames A. Beaver a member of the board of managers of Huntingdon Reformatory in 1888. He died inPunxsutawney, Pennsylvania, in 1890. Interment in River View Cemetery in Huntingdon.
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