Background
Fisher, Joshua Francis was born on February 17, 1807 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joshua and Elizabeth Powel (Francis) Fisher.
Fisher, Joshua Francis was born on February 17, 1807 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joshua and Elizabeth Powel (Francis) Fisher.
Graduated from Harvard, 1825. Studied law under Joseph R. Ingersoll.
Member History Society of Pennsylvania, 1828-1865. Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1829. Attache United States legation, France, 1829.
A founder Pennsylvania Institute for the Instruction of the Blind, Philadelphia Author: Concessions and Compromises, 1860.
The Degradation of Our Representative System and Its Reform, 1863. Reform in Our Municipal Elections, 1866.
Member History Society of Pennsylvania, 1828-1865.
Married Eliza Middleton, March 1837.