Born December 13, 1819, in Franklin County, Ohio. He was born on a farm, and worked on the farm until sixteen years of age, then learned the cooper trade. He received his education in a log school-house. Mr. Fisher lost his right arm by the accidental discharge of a cannon at a 4th of July celebration, at Worthington, Ohio, in 1837 and after this he learned to write readily with his left hand. He studied medicine, then studied law, and was admitted to the bar at Mount Vernon, Ohio, in September, 1842. He practiced in the same courts with Justice Swayne, now of the U. S. Supreme Court, and ex-Governor Dennison, of Ohio. He was married in September, 1844; to Miss Jemima Jones, of Madison County, Ohio. In 1852 he was elected to the state legislature of Ohio from Madison County, and served through two sessions, his first service being in the first session after the new state constitution was adopted. He moved to Mahaska County, Iowa, in September, 1855, and engaged in the practice of law and raising fine stock. In 1858 he was elected vice-president of the state board of agriculture, and in 1859 was made its president. He was the first secretary of the Central railroad of Iowa. He came to Red Oak in 1871, and in May, 1872, he purchased a half interest in the Red Oak Express, and the same year was elected mayor of Red Oak. In 1879 he was elected as representative in the state legislature from Montgomery County, and while serving there he was a member of the committees on judiciary, on federal relations, on deaf and dumb asylum, and chairman of the board of public charities. As a legislator, Mr. Fisher was a faithful, painstaking and hard-working member, always attending to his appointed duties, and always trying to bring about such legislation as would be for the real benefit of the people.