Background
Fisher, George Purnell was born on October 13, 1817 in Milford, Delaware, United States. Son of Thomas and Nancy (Owens) Fisher.
Fisher, George Purnell was born on October 13, 1817 in Milford, Delaware, United States. Son of Thomas and Nancy (Owens) Fisher.
Attended Saint Mary's College, Baltimore, 1834. Graduate Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1838.
Admitted to Delaware bar, 1841. Clerk Delaware House of Representatives, 1844. Secretary State of Delaware, 1846-1847, attorney general, 1855-1860.
Member United States House of Representatives from Delaware, 37th Congress, 1861-1863.
Judge Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, 1863-1870. United State Attorneys, District of Columbia, 1870-1875.
1st auditor United States Treasury, 1889-1893.
Member United States House of Representatives from Delaware, 37th Congress, 1861-1863.
Married Eliza McColley, 1840.