George Purnell Fisher
Personal
Birthday:
10/13/1817
Birthplace:
Milford, DE
Date of Death:
2/10/1899
Place of Death:
Washington, DC
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Dover, Delaware, 1841-
Clerk, Delaware State Senate, 1843
State representative, Delaware, 1844
Secretary of state, State of Delaware, 1846-1847
Aide-de-camp, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Young, Commander of Delaware Militia, 1846-
Confidential clerk, U.S. Secretary of State, 1849-1850
Commissioner to settle claims of U.S. citizens against Brazil, 1850-1852
Private secretary, Pres. Millard Fillmore, 1852-
Attorney general, State of Delaware, 1855-1860
U.S. representative from Delaware, 1861-1863
First Delaware Cavalry colonel, 1863
U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, 1870-1875
First auditor, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1889-1893
Education
Name of School:
Dickinson College
Degree Year:
1838 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Court Name:
District of Columbia District Court
President Nominating:
Abraham Lincoln
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
03/11/1863
Termination Date:
05/01/1870
Termination Reason:
Resignation