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Born in Norwalk, Ohio, Charles was the second son of Lawrence and Margaret Fisher.
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The family would grow to include seven boys and four girls. Soon, they brought their five younger male siblings into the business. Highly successful, the Fishers expanded their operation into Canada, setting up a plant in Walkerville, Ontario and by 1914 their company had grown to become the world"s largest manufacturer of auto bodies.
In 1919, the Fisher brothers sold sixty percent of their company to General Motors Corporation (General Motors).
In 1926, Fisher Body Company became a subsidiary division of General Motors when the brothers sold their remaining forty percent and Charles Fisher was appointed a General Motors Vice-President. Charles Fisher became involved in the breeding and racing of Thoroughbred horses.
In 1928 he purchased the famous Dixiana Farm near Lexington, Kentucky which remained in his family for approximately 60 years. Notable among the horses raced by Charles Fisher were:
Mata Hari - wins include the 1933 Arlington Lassie Stakes, Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, Breeders" Futurity and in 1934 the Illinois Derby and Illinois Oaks.
Considered the United States. Champion Two Year Old Filly of 1933 and Champion Three Year Old Filly of 1934
Sirocco - beat Gallahadion and Bimelech in winning the 1940 Arlington Classic.
Charles Fisher was also a yachting enthusiast and owned several power yachts including the 153 foot "Saramar III" built in 1930 by the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan. Son Charles Junior. became president of the National Bank of Detroit and a director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation during World World War World War II In 1995, Charles T. Fisher was posthumously inducted in the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan.
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