Preceded by David Ames Manson Political party Liberal Party Liberal Party of Canada Religion Anglican Cabinet Minister of Agriculture | Preceded by Eugene Alphonse Dyer Name Sydney Fisher Resigned 1911 Succeeded by George Harold Baker Role Politician | |
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Born June 12, 1850
Montreal, Canada East ( 1850-06-12 ) Died April 9, 1921, Ottawa, Canada Education Trinity College, Cambridge, McGill University | ||
Succeeded by Eugene Alphonse Dyer | ||
Sydney Arthur Fisher, PC (June 12, 1850 – April 9, 1921) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was educated at McGill University and Trinity College, Cambridge.
A farmer, he first ran for the Canadian House of Commons in an 1880 by-election for the riding of Brome. Although defeated, he was elected in 1882 and 1887. A Liberal, he lost to the Conservative candidate Eugène Alphonse Dyer by 3 votes in the 1891 election. He was elected again in the 1896 election and was re-elected in 1900, 1904, and 1908. He was defeated in 1911 and in a 1913 by-election. From 1896 to 1911, he was the Minister of Agriculture.
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