Oscar Fisher
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Oscar Fisher | |
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| Born | February 6, 1812 West Woodstock, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | May 7, 1882 (aged 70) West Woodstock, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, judge, politician |
Oscar Fisher (February 6, 1812 – May 7, 1882) was an American politician, educator, and judge, based in Connecticut.
Fisher, son of Olcott and Eunice (Royce) Fisher, was born in West Woodstock, Connecticut, on February 6, 1812. He graduated from Yale College in 1836, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.[1]
Career
After graduation, Fisher took charge, for a few years, of Nichols Academy, in Dudley, Massachusetts. He also taught in Newark, New Jersey. In widowhood, his health having become impaired by long confinement in school, he retired from this occupation. He had in the meantime read law, and had been admitted to the bar of Windham County, Connecticut, but did not at any time engage in practice. In 1862 Fisher settled permanently in his native town, and the next year represented Woodstock in the Connecticut State Legislature. For fourteen years from 1867 he was Judge of Probate for the district of Woodstock.
