Spencer O. Fisher | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Herschel H. Hatch |
| Succeeded by | Frank W. Wheeler |
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| Born | (1843-02-03)February 3, 1843 Camden, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | June 1, 1919(1919-06-01) (aged 76) Bay City, Michigan, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Albion College Hillsdale College |
Spencer Oliver Fisher (February 3, 1843 – June 1, 1919), was a politician from theU.S. state ofMichigan.
Fisher was born inCamden, Michigan, where he attended the public schools. He also attendedAlbion College andHillsdale College. He engaged in lumbering and banking inWest Bay City, where he was mayor, 1881-1884. He was a delegate to theDemocratic National Convention of 1884
Fisher was elected as aDemocrat fromMichigan's 10th congressional district to the49th and50th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1889. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in1888, being defeated byFrank W. Wheeler, and resumed his former business pursuits inBay City.
Fisher was a candidate forGovernor of Michigan in 1894, but was defeated by theRepublican incumbentJohn Tyler Rich. He died twenty-five years later at the age of seventy-six in Bay City and is interred there inElm Lawn Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forGovernor of Michigan 1894 | Succeeded by Charles R. Sligh |
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 10th Congressional District of Michigan 1885 – 1889 | Succeeded by |
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