Joseph Fisher (Northern Ireland politician)
Joseph Fisher (1901 or 1902–1963) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Fisher worked as a solicitor and became an urban district councillor for the Ulster Unionist Party.[1] At the 1953 Northern Ireland general election, he stood unsuccessfully for the party in Mourne.[2] In 1957, he was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland, serving until his death in 1963. From 1961 to 1962, he was a Deputy Speaker of the Senate.[3]
References[]
- ^ John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.207
- ^ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Counties: Down
- ^ Members of the Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72, Northern Ireland Elections
Categories:
- 1900s births
- 1963 deaths
- Councillors in Northern Ireland
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1957–1961
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1961–1965
- Ulster Unionist Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland