Background
Fisher, Thomas Kaufman was born on December 17, 1915 in Anderson, Indiana, United States. Son of Thomas Chalmers and Helen Adele (Kaufman) Fisher.
Fisher, Thomas Kaufman was born on December 17, 1915 in Anderson, Indiana, United States. Son of Thomas Chalmers and Helen Adele (Kaufman) Fisher.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1937, Juris Doctor, 1939.
Admitted to New York State bar, 1940. Associate Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, New York City, 1939-1942, 1946-1955. Assistant United State Attorneys Southern District New York, 1942-1944.
Vice president, general attorney Columbia Broadcasting System-television, 1957-1961.
Assistant secretary Columbia Broadcasting System, Incorporated., 1957-1961, vice president, general counsel, since 1961.
Served as Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member Chappaqua Library Association (president, trustee), Federal Communication Commission, American bar associations, Association Bar City New York, Association General Counsel, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Kappa Psi. Club: Town of Newcastle (New York) (past president, Board of Governors).
Married Mabel J. Campbell, December 2, 1939. Children: Carol Elizabeth, Thomas Campbell, William Daniel.