Sydney Arthur Fisher
The Hon. Sydney Arthur Fisher | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Brome | |
| In office 1882–1891 | |
| Preceded by | David Ames Manson |
| Succeeded by | Eugène Alphonse Dyer |
| In office 1896–1911 | |
| Preceded by | Eugène Alphonse Dyer |
| Succeeded by | George Harold Baker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 12, 1850 Montreal, Canada East |
| Died | April 9, 1921 (aged 70) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Cabinet | Minister of Agriculture (1896-1911) |
Sydney Arthur Fisher, PC (June 12, 1850 – April 9, 1921) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Montreal, Canada East, he was educated at the High School of Montreal, McGill University, and finally Trinity College, Cambridge.[1]
A farmer, he first ran for the House of Commons of Canada 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.
There is a Sydney Arthur Fisher fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[2]
He was the uncle of Philip Sydney Fisher.
Electoral record[edit]
| By-election on 18 October 1880 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–Conservative | David Ames Manson | 1,217 | |||
| Liberal | Sydney Arthur Fisher | 1,099 | |||
| 1882 Canadian federal election: Brome | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Sydney Arthur Fisher | 1,399 | ||||||
| Unknown | S.N. Boright | 1,240 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election: Brome | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Sydney Arthur Fisher | 1,570 | ||||||
| Conservative | James Burnett | 1,191 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election: Brome | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Eugène Alphonse Dyer | 1,456 | ||||||
| Liberal | Sydney Arthur Fisher | 1,453 | ||||||
Electoral history[edit]
By-election: On Mr. Brown's death, 30 May 1913
| By-election on 11 October 1913 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Morris | 1,412 | |||
| Liberal | Sydney Arthur Fisher | 1,267 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "Fisher, Sydney Arthur (FSR868SA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Finding aid to Sydney Fisher fonds, Library and Archives Canada" (PDF).
- "Sydney Arthur Fisher". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- Sydney Arthur Fisher – Parliament of Canada biography
- Serving Agriculture: Canada's Ministers of Agriculture profile
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- 1850 births
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- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- High School of Montreal alumni
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- McGill University alumni
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
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- Anglophone Quebec people
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