John S. FISHER

Background

FISHER, John S. was born on May 25, 1867 in S. Mahoning Township, Indiana Company, Pennsylvania. Son of Samuel Royer and Mariah (McGaughey) Fisher.

Education

Graduate Indiana State Normal Sch: of Pennsylvania, 1886. Doctor of Laws, Lafayette, Franklin and Marshall, Westminster and Juniata colls., University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Military College and Temple University.

Career

Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1893, and practiced at Indiana as member Cunningham & Fisher until assuming duties as governor. Now Chairman of the Board National Union Fire Insurance Company. Chairman Capitol Investigating Commission which exposed the frauds in connection with furnishing of State Capitol at Harrisburg.

Appointed state commissioner of banking, 1919. Also member Commision on Constitutional Amendment and Revision, Pennsylvania. Governor of Pennsylvania, term 1927-1931, retiring from all business connections and trusteeships while in office.

United Presbyterian Home: Indiana, Pa.

Membership

Member Cunningham & Fisher until assuming duties as gov. Member Commn.

• Member of American and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. United Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League (Philadelphia), Americus (Pittsburgh), Harrisburg (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), Cosmopolitan (Indiana, Pennsylvania).

Connections

Spouse Hapsie Miller, Indiana, Pennsylvania, October 11, 1893.

Father:

Samuel Royer Fisher

Mother:

Mariah (McGaughey) Fisher

Spouse:

Hapsie Miller

child:

Robert M. Fisher

child:

Mrs Fisher