Fisher, Hendrick, 1697-1779

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Colonial legislator, of Somerset County, New Jersey; born Hendrick Visscher, probably in present-day Germany; also served as a deacon in the Dutch Reformed Church, as president of the board of trustees of Queen's College (now Rutgers University) under its charter of 1770 and as president, in 1775, of the First Provincial Congress of New Jersey.

From the description of Papers, 1736-1776. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155040737

New Jersey colonial and state legislator and president of First Provincial Congress of New Jersey; b. Hendrick Visscher.

From the description of Papers, 1736-1776. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28412345

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associatedWith Frelinghuysen, Theodorus Jacobus, ca. 1691-ca. 1747. person
associatedWith Frielinghuysen, Theodorus, 1723-ca. 1761. person
associatedWith New Jersey. Assembly. corporateBody
associatedWith New Jersey. Council. corporateBody
associatedWith New Jersey. Governor (1763-1776 : Franklin) corporateBody
associatedWith New Jersey. Legislature. corporateBody
associatedWith Reformed Church in America corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Somerset County (N.J.)
United States
Middlesex County (N.J.)
New Jersey
New Jersey
New Brunswick (N.J.)
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Jails
Lotteries
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Clergy
Legislators
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Birth 1697

Death 1779

English,

Dutch; Flemish

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