John Fisher (priest)
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The Ven John Fisher[1] (30 May 1788 – 25 August 1832) was Archdeacon of Berkshire from 1817 to 1832.[2]
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. His son Osmond Fisher was a noted geologist.
