Background
Fisher was born in Plymouth, Devon on February 18, 1879 and emigrated to America in 1885 with his parents, Charles Ponsford Fisher (1850–1922) and Harriet Oyns Fisher (1849–1922).
Fisher was born in Plymouth, Devon on February 18, 1879 and emigrated to America in 1885 with his parents, Charles Ponsford Fisher (1850–1922) and Harriet Oyns Fisher (1849–1922).
The family settled in the mountains outside of San Diego, California. In 1898 Fisher enlisted in the Army during the Spanish–American War and served 13 months in the Philippines with the Third Artillery. After the war, he returned to the Philippines and ran a ligterage company for 12 years.
The young couple took over management of his family"s newly purchased ranch near Carlotta in Humboldt County, California.
Mistress Fisher was also active in the community and in the Humboldt County and California State Federation of Women"s Clubs. In 1962, the couple celebrated fifty years of marriage and lived in Carlotta for the rest of their lives.
In 1969, the California Assembly named Bridge 04-089 which had been built the previous year over Yager Creek in Carlotta, after Fisher. When he died, he was the last Spanish–American War veteran in Humboldt County.
The Fishers are buried in Ocean View Cemetery Alcove C, Niche 1.
Fisher was the first president of the Humboldt County Farm Bureau and an early member of the Fortuna Rotary Club. He was a member of the Republican party.