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Fisher, Chester Lewis was born on May 30, 1911 in Maplewood, New Jersey, United States. Son of Chester Lewis and Katherine Barton (Riddle) Fisher.
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Chester Lewis Fisher
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Chester Lewis Fisher, American lawyer. Bar: New York 1937, P.I. 1945, New Jersey 1947, Supreme Court of the United States Ct 1972. Decorated Legion of Merit. Village trustee Briarcliff Manor, New York, 1969-1971, mayor, 1971-1977. Served from First lieutenant to colonel United States Army Air Force, 1940-1946. Member Association Life Insurance Counsel (past president), Sons of the American Revolution.
Education
Graduate, Mercersburg Academy, 1929; Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1933; Juris Doctor, Cornell Univercity, 1936.
Career
Instructor physical education, Cornell Univercity, 1933-1936; practiced law, New York City, 1936-1939; attorney, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1939-1957; assistant vice president, assistant to president and chairman, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1957-1960; 3d vice president, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1960-1963; 2d vice president, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1963-1965; vice president, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1965-1976.
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Membership
Village trustee Briarcliff Manor, New York, 1969-1971, mayor, 1971-1977. Served from First lieutenant to colonel United States Army Air Force, 1940-1946. Member Association Life Insurance Counsel (past president), Sons of the American Revolution.
Connections
Married Grace Annette Tainsh, November 23, 1943. Children: Chester Lewis III, Jane Alison Swiggett.
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Episcopalian