C.1910 Canadian Liberal Politician Sydney Fisher Autographed Letter
12482On offer is an undated (circa 1910) letter from Sydney Fisher on Privy Council stationery letterhead, arranging a meeting with several Ministers at the House of Commons.
Sydney Arthur Fisher (1850-1921) was a Canadian politician born in Montreal and 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 three votes in the 1891 election, but was elected again in the 1896 election, and then 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 in Wilfrid Laurier's cabinet.
One page, 5 x 8 inches, previously folded. Some discolouration at the top and button edges with minor bends. Good condition.
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