Sydney Arthur Fisher
Canadian politician
Died when: 70 years 301 days (849 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Sydney Arthur Fisher, PC (June 12, 1850 – April 9, 1921) was a Canadian politician.Born in Montreal, Canada East, he was educated at the High School of Montreal, McGill University, and finally Trinity College, Cambridge.
A farmer, he first ran for the House of Commons of Canada in an 1880 by-election for the riding of Brome.
Although defeated, he was elected in 1882 and 1887.A Liberal, he lost to the Conservative candidate Eugène Alphonse Dyer by 3 votes in the 1891 election.
He was elected again in the 1896 election and was re-elected in 1900, 1904, and 1908.He was defeated in 1911 and in a 1913 by-election.
From 1896 to 1911, he was the Minister of Agriculture.There is a Sydney Arthur Fisher fonds at Library and Archives Canada.
He was the uncle of Philip Sydney Fisher.
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