Background
Fishburne was born near Albemarle County, Charlottesville, Virginia on March 8, 1868.
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Education
He attended Pantops Academy, near Charlottesville, Virginia., and Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.
Career
The three men are related to the oceanographer, Matthew Fontaine Maury of Virginia. He taught at the Fishburne Military Academy in Waynesboro, Virginia, in 1886 and 1887. Fishburne graduated from the law department of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1890.
Was admitted to the bar the same year.
And commenced practice in Charlottesville. Fishburne was elected as a Democrat to the 72nd United States Congress (March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1932 and resumed the practice of law. Fishburne died in Ivy Depot, near Charlottesville, June 24, 1937.
His interment was in Riverview Cemetery, Charlottesville.
In 1930 Fishburne was elected to the United States. House of Representatives with 58.37% of the vote, defeating Republican Jacob A. Garber.
Membership
He was also engaged in agricultural pursuits. Served in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1895–1897. Member of the Virginia State Library Board in 1904–1913.
Appointed judge of the eighth judicial circuit in 1913.
Subsequently elected by the legislature and served from 1913 until his resignation in 1930.
