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FISHER, Francis (1688-1763), of the Grange, Grantham, Lincs.
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
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Constituency
Dates
1722 - 1727
Family and Education
bap. 20 Dec. 1688, 4th but 1st surv. s. of Robert Fisher of the Grange by his w. Elizabeth. educ. Ch. Ch. Oxf. 1706. m. Jane, da. and coh. of John Digby of Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts., 3s. 4da. suc. fa. 1712.
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Biography
Fisher was put up for Grantham in 1722 by Lord Cardigan, the head of the local Tories. He is described as
a gentleman of a small estate and encumbered, hardly qualified in case his debts [were] paid, but [Lord Cardigan] is to bear the expense.
Returned head of the poll, he did not stand in 1727, when he gave his interest to Sir Michael Newton.1 He died 21 Feb. 1763.
Ref Volumes: 1715-1754
Author: Paula Watson
Notes
- 1. J. Garner to Heathcote, 18 Mar. 1722, I. Ancaster mss 13/B/2; Newton to W. Archer, 2 July 1727, Monson mss 28B/10/82, Lincs. Archives Office.