Background
FISHER, Sydney Arthur was born on June 12, 1850 in Montreal, Canada. Son of Doctor Arthur Fisher, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, and Susan Corse, both of Montreal.
FISHER, Sydney Arthur was born on June 12, 1850 in Montreal, Canada. Son of Doctor Arthur Fisher, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, and Susan Corse, both of Montreal.
Studied at High School and M‘Gill College, Montreal. Trinity College, Cambridge (Bachelor of Arts). Farmer by profession, at Knowlton, in Eastern Townships, Province of Quebec.
Bachelor of Arts.
Entered Parliament of Canada as M. P. for County Brome, 1882. Re-elected 1887, 1896, 1900, 1904 and 1908. Defeated, 1891, by one vote.
First Vice-President International Institute of Agriculture, convened at Rome, 1908. Relations: riding and cricket. Member of Parliament, Minister of Agriculture, Canada, since 1896.
Clubs: University, Montreal; Rideau, Ottawa.
