Fisher, William Righter

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  • 1849 June 27: Born in Montgomery County, Pa. to Wiliam A. and Sarah Fisher
  • 1870: Graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa.
  • 1871 - 1874 : Attended Universities of Heidelberg and Munich
  • 1874 - 1876 : Taught modern languages at Dickinson College
  • 1876 Jan. 4: Married Mary Wager
  • 1876: Admitted to Philadelphia bar and began to practice law
  • 1932 Feb. 18: Died in Philadelphia, Pa.
  • 1845: Born in Lansing, N.Y.
  • 1864: Graduated from Alfred University
  • 1866: Taught freedmen at Dr. Manly's school in Richmond, Va.
  • 1870: Became journalist, covering political events in Washington, D.C.
  • 1872: Wrote series of articles entitled, The Traveller Abroad for The Rural New Yorker
  • 1876: Married William Righter Fisher
  • 1915 July 1: Died in Bryn Mawr, Pa.

From the guide to the William Righter and Mary Wager Fisher Papers, 1830-1934, (Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)

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