| The Hon. Sydney Arthur Fisher |
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| In office 1882 – 1891 |
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| Preceded by | David Ames Manson |
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| Succeeded by | Eugène Alphonse Dyer |
| In office 1896 – 1911 |
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| Preceded by | Eugène Alphonse Dyer |
| Succeeded by | George Harold Baker |
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| Born | June 12, 1850 Montreal, Canada East |
| Died | April 9, 1921 (aged 70) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Cabinet | Minister of Agriculture (1896-1911) |
Sydney Arthur Fisher (June 12, 1850 – April 9, 1921) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was educated at McGill University and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1]
A farmer, he first ran for the Canadian House of Commons in a 1880 by-elections 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 3 votes in the 1891 election. He was elected again in the 1896 election and was 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.
References
- ^ Fisher, Sydney Arthur in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
- Serving Agriculture: Canada's Ministers of Agriculture profile
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