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Herbert William Fisher (30 July 1826 – 17 January 1903) was a British historian, best known for his book ''Considerations on the Origin of the American War'' (1865).


Life

He was born at
Poulshot Poulshot (pronounced Pole-shot) is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Devizes, about to the northeast. The parish includes the hamlet of Townsend. The A361 Trowbridge-Devizes road forms part of the northern b ...
, Wiltshire, the eldest son of Rev. William Fisher"The Prince of Wales" Times ondon, England13 August 1859: p.9. The Times Digital Archive. (1799–1874), rector of Poulshot from 1823 to his death, Canon of Salisbury Cathedral from 1834, and his wife Elizabeth Cookson (c.1803–1851). He was educated at
Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church (, the temple or house, ''wikt:aedes, ædes'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by Henry V ...
"Oxford University Election" Times ondon, England29 June 1859: p.8. The Times Digital Archive. and became a tutor in 1851. He was tutor to the future
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in 1859.
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at
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in 1855, Fisher served as private secretary to
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, (22 May 181118 October 1864), styled Earl of Lincoln before 1851, was a British politician and aristocrat. He sat in Parliament for South Nottinghamshire (1832–46) and fo ...
. In 1862 he became private secretary to the Prince of Wales,"Court Circular" Times ondon, England9 March 1863: p.6. The Times Digital Archive his former pupil, and became Keeper of the Privy Seal in 1865,"Court Circular" Times ondon, England10 August 1865: p.8. The Times Digital Archive. before being appointed to the position of Vice-Warden of the Stannaries, Cornwall in 1870. Fisher married Mary Louisa Jackson (30 December 1841 – 24 August 1916) on 5 Aug 1862 in
Hendon Hendon is an urban area in the London Borough of Barnet, northwest London northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient Manorialism, manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has ...
,
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. She was born in Calcutta, the second daughter of John Jackson, physician in the Bengal Medical Service and her younger sister,
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, was the mother of
Virginia Woolf Adeline Virginia Woolf (; ; 25 January 1882 28 March 1941) was an English writer and one of the most influential 20th-century modernist authors. She helped to pioneer the use of stream of consciousness narration as a literary device. Vir ...
. Her older sister, Adeline, married Henry Halford Vaughan. Fisher and his wife had seven sons and several daughters. The sons included historian
H. A. L. Fisher Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher H.A.L. Fisher: ''A History of Europe, Volume II: From the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century to 1935'', Glasgow: Fontana/Collins, 1984, p. i. (21 March 1865 – 18 April 1940) was an English historian, educator, a ...
, and Admiral Sir
William Wordsworth Fisher Admiral Sir William Wordsworth Fisher (26 March 1875 – 24 June 1937) was a Royal Navy officer who captained a battleship at the Battle of Jutland and became Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet. Arthur Marder wrote that he was "the ...
. Among the daughters was Florence, Lady Darwin. Another daughter, Adeline Maria, was the first wife of the composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams Ralph Vaughan Williams ( ; 12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over ...
. Fisher's funeral took place in
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, Hampshire on 23 January 1903. The King and Queen were represented by Major-General Sir Stanley Clarke."Court Circular" Times ondon, England26 January 1903: p.9. The Times Digital Archive.


Children

*
Florence Henrietta Fisher Florence Henrietta Darwin, Lady Darwin (''née'' Fisher, previously Maitland; 31 January 18645 March 1920), was an English playwright. Early life Florence Henrietta Fisher was born in Kensington, London, to Herbert William Fisher and his wife Mar ...
(31 January 1864 – 5 March 1920), married
Frederic William Maitland Frederic William Maitland (28 May 1850 – ) was an English historian and jurist who is regarded as the modern father of English legal history. From 1884 until his death in 1906, he was reader in English law, then Downing Professor of the Laws ...
and secondly Sir Frank Darwin *
Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher H.A.L. Fisher: ''A History of Europe, Volume II: From the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century to 1935'', Glasgow: Fontana/Collins, 1984, p. i. (21 March 1865 – 18 April 1940) was an English historian, educator, a ...
(21 March 1865 – 1940), historian and Minister of Education * Arthur Alexander Fisher ("Jack") (10 August 1866 – 12 March 1902), artillery officer, died from injuries sustained in the
Second Boer War The Second Boer War (, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Transvaal War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and ...
* Emmeline Mary Fisher (27 July 1868 – 1941), married composer and musician R. O. Morris in February 1915 * Adeline Maria Fisher (16 July 1870 – 1951), married
Ralph Vaughan Williams Ralph Vaughan Williams ( ; 12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over ...
* Edmund Montagu Prinsep Fisher (13 January 1872 – 1918), died in the
First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
"Deaths" Times ondon, England15 April 1918: p.6. The Times Digital Archive * Hervey George Stanhope Fisher (11 August 1873 – 1921), married Augustine Louise Perret in 1912"Marriages" Times ondon, England20 May 1912: p.11. The Times Digital Archive *
William Wordsworth Fisher Admiral Sir William Wordsworth Fisher (26 March 1875 – 24 June 1937) was a Royal Navy officer who captained a battleship at the Battle of Jutland and became Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet. Arthur Marder wrote that he was "the ...
(26 March 1875 – 1937), Knight Admiral *
Charles Dennis Fisher Charles Dennis Fisher (19 June 187731 May 1916) was a British academic, the son of historian Herbert William Fisher. He died in the Battle of Jutland during World War I. Biography Fisher was born on 19 June 1877 in Blatchington Court, Blatching ...
(19 June 1877 – 31 May 1916), killed during the
First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
in the
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* Cordelia Fisher (27 July 1879 – 1970) * Edwin Fisher (16 December 1883 – 1947), Chairman of
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"Mr. Edwin Fisher" Times ondon, England29 January 1947: p.7. The Times Digital Archive ''Dates of birth are from FamilySearch Community Trees.''


References

*''Mary Bennett: an Autobiography'' (published by St Hilda's College, 2006, no ISBN)
Papers of Admiral Fisher
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Herbert William Lords Privy Seal 1826 births 1903 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford People from Wiltshire 19th-century English historians