Percy Fischer

The Honourable

Percy Fischer

KC
The Honourable; Percy Fischer; KC
Judge President of the Orange Free State Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa
	In office; 1939–1948
Preceded by	C. L. Botha
Succeeded by	Toon van den Heever
Judge of the Orange Free State Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa
	In office; 1929–1939
Personal details
Born	Percy Ulrich Fischer; 22 March 1878; Bloemfontein, Orange Free State
Died	10 June 1957 (aged 79); Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa
Nationality	South African
Children	Bram Fischer
Father	Abraham Fischer
Alma mater	South African College; Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Percy Ulrich Fischer (22 March 1878 – 10 June 1957) was a South African judge president of the Orange Free State Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa.^[1] He was the son of politician Abraham Fischer and the father of the lawyer Bram Fischer.^[2]^[3]

Early life and education[]

Fischer was the son of Abraham Fischer and his wife, Ada Robertson. He received his schooling at Grey College in Bloemfontein and in 1895 continued his studies at the South African College, where he obtained his BA degree. He then went to the United Kingdom and studied law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and was admitted to the Middle Temple in 1900.^[1]

Career[]

He then returned to Bloemfontein and in 1904 he began practicing as an advocate. In 1924 he became King's Counsel and on 9 September 1929 he was appointed a judge in the Orange Free State Division of the Supreme Court. Fischer served as puisne judge for ten years, after which he was appointed judge president of the Orange Free State Division in 1939.^[1]

Personal life[]

Fischer married Ella Fichardt in 1907 and there were four sons and a daughter born out of their marriage.^[4] His eldest son, Bram Fischer, became an advocate in Johannesburg, was a for anti-apartheid activist and was sentenced to life imprisonment.^[5]^[2]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Beyers, C. J. (1987). Dictionary of South African biography: Vol V. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. p. 264. ISBN 0-796-90420-0.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Bram Fischer: 23 April 1908-8 May 1975". Amandla Durban. 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
^ Grobler, Andre (December 13, 2012). "Zuma renames Bloem airport". Independent Online. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
^ South African Family Registers 2018. Stellenbosch: GISA. 2019. p. 4914.
^ Stadlen, Nicholas (2015). "Bram Fischer's Legacy". The Cairo Review of Global Affairs. Retrieved 2021-02-10.

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[:0-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Beyers, C. J. (1987). Dictionary of South African biography: Vol V. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. p. 264. ISBN 0-796-90420-0.

[:1-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Bram Fischer: 23 April 1908-8 May 1975". Amandla Durban. 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-10.

[3] Grobler, Andre (December 13, 2012). "Zuma renames Bloem airport". Independent Online. Retrieved December 5, 2018.

[4] South African Family Registers 2018. Stellenbosch: GISA. 2019. p. 4914.

[5] Stadlen, Nicholas (2015). "Bram Fischer's Legacy". The Cairo Review of Global Affairs. Retrieved 2021-02-10.

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The Honourable Percy Fischer KC

Judge President of the Orange Free State Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa
In office 1939–1948
Preceded by	C. L. Botha
Succeeded by	Toon van den Heever
Judge of the Orange Free State Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa
In office 1929–1939

Personal details
Born	Percy Ulrich Fischer (1878-03-22)22 March 1878 Bloemfontein, Orange Free State
Died	10 June 1957(1957-06-10) (aged 79) Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa
Nationality	South African
Children	Bram Fischer
Father	Abraham Fischer
Alma mater	South African College Trinity Hall, Cambridge