Background
Fisher, John Frederick was born on October 15, 1859 in Jefferson Company, Ohio, United States. Son of Joseph Andrew and Mary Jane (Risher) Fisher.
Fisher, John Frederick was born on October 15, 1859 in Jefferson Company, Ohio, United States. Son of Joseph Andrew and Mary Jane (Risher) Fisher.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Mount Union College, Alliance, O., 1887, Doctor of Divinity, 1897. Studied Drew Theological Seminary, Western Reserve University.
1 son, Eugene Burt; married second, Lena A. Leonard, April 22, 1896;(wife of Alan Kemp Laing). Ordained Mechanical Engineering ministry, 1884. Pastor North Bloomfield, O., 1884-1886, Windsor, 1887, Bedford, 1888-1890, Mount Union, 1891, Geneva, 1892-1894.
Presiding elder Akron and Cleveland districts, 1895-1899.
Superintendent Children’s Aid Society, Cleveland, 1900-1905. Dean School of Religion, University of Southern California, September since 1921.
Mason.
Married Emma P. Burt, November 27, 1884 (died 1893). Married second, Lena A. Leonard, April.