Background
Fisher, Robert Henry was born on May 20, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Milton and Mae (Gurson) Fisher.
Fisher, Robert Henry was born on May 20, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Milton and Mae (Gurson) Fisher.
Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948. Bachelor of Science, Boston University, 1948.
Vice president, general manager Gloucester Marine Rys. Corporation (affiliate Rocky Neck Shipyards, Inc.), Massachusetts, 1950-1959. Vice president Breen-Fisher & Associates (yacht brokers), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1959-1961.
President, chief executive officer, chairman Northrop & Johnson, Inc., yacht and ship brokers, Fort Lauderdale and 14 international offices, since 1961. President Maritime Interests Ltd., 1965, Fisher Resources Ltd., 1965, Deer Lead Farms Inc., 1983. Marine consultant Board directors, member marine advisory committee Florida Atlantic University.
Member United States Maritime Arbitration Board. Board directors Florida Ocean Sciences Institute.
Served with United States Marine Corps, 1941-1946. Member United States Yacht Racing Union, Southern Yacht Brokers Association (president 1964-1965, vice president 1977-1980), Miami Marine Council. Clubs: Storm Trysail (fleet captain Southern station).
Royal Norwegian Yacht (Oslo). Propellor (Fort Lauderdale). Boston Yacht (Marblehead, Massachusetts).
Married Peggy von Lindenmayer, August 3, 1954.