Sydney Arthur Fisher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sydney Arthur Fisher

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 12-Jun-1850

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 09-Apr-1921

Profession: politician, farmer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Sydney Arthur Fisher, (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.