George Fisher (died 1820) was an American pioneer, physician, and legislator. Fisher settled in

Kaskaskia The Kaskaskia were one of the indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands. They were one of about a dozen cognate tribes that made up the Illiniwek Confederation, also called the Illinois Confederation. Their longstanding homeland was in ...

Indiana Territory The Indiana Territory, officially the Territory of Indiana, was created by a congressional act that President John Adams signed into law on May 7, 1800, to form an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, ...

in 1798 and practiced medicine. Fisher may have been from

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

. He served in the Illinois Territorial Militia during the

War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States, United States of America and its Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom ...

. In 1805, Fisher served in the Indiana Territorial House of Representatives of the Indiana Territorial Legislature. In 1812 and 1816, he served in the Illinois Territorial House of Representatives of the Illinois Territorial Legislature from

Randolph County, Illinois Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 30,163. Its county seat is Chester. Owing to its role in the state's history, the county motto is "Where Illinois Began." ...

and was speaker. In 1818, Fisher served in the first Illinois Constitutional Convention. The Indiana Territory Governor William H. Harrison appointed Fisher sheriff of Randolph County in 1801. He died in 1820 in Randolph County, Illinois. Fisher is buried on St. Leo's Road eight miles below

Ruma, Illinois Ruma is a village in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. The population was 317 at the 2010 census. Geography Ruma is located at (38.133512, -89.998497). According to the 2010 census, Ruma has a total area of , all land. Demographics A ...

.George Fisher Gravesite marker
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* Year of birth unknown 1820 deaths People from Kaskaskia, Illinois Physicians from Illinois Illinois sheriffs Indiana Territory officials Members of the Illinois Territorial Legislature Members of the Indiana Territorial Legislature 19th-century American politicians American militiamen in the War of 1812 Burials in Illinois {{Illinois-politician-stub