Sydney George Fisher
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Sydney George Fisher | |
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| Born | September 11, 1856 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | February 22, 1927 (aged 70) Essington, Pennsylvania |
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| Occupations | Lawyer, historian |
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Sydney George Fisher (September 11, 1856 – February 22, 1927) was a United States lawyer and historian, and is best known for his work The True History of the American Revolution.
Sydney George Fisher was born in Philadelphia on September 11, 1856, the only son of Elizabeth (Ingersoll) and Sidney George Fisher.[1][2] His father was also a lawyer and historian. Sydney studied at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut (1879) with a B.A., studied law at the Harvard Law School for two years, and in 1883 was admitted to the bar at Philadelphia and began a law practice. In 1897, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.[3]
He died at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Essington, Pennsylvania on February 22, 1927.[2]