Jake Fisher (judge)
Jake Fisher | |
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| Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 10th district | |
| In office December 1, 1904 – December 1, 1912 Serving with Robert F. Kidd | |
| Preceded by | Hiram Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Fred L. Fox |
| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from Braxton County | |
| In office December 1, 1898 – December 1, 1902 | |
| Succeeded by | E. B. Carlin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 26, 1871 Flatwoods, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 6, 1951 (aged 80) Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Ella Byrd Corbett (m. 1897) |
| Education | |
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Jacob Fisher (May 26, 1871 – September 6, 1951) was an American judge and politician from West Virginia. He served as a member of the state house and senate before being elected to a West Virginia circuit court seat.[1] He was the Democratic Party nominee for Governor of West Virginia in the 1924 election.
References
[edit]- ^ Atkinson, George W. (1919). Bench and Bar of West Virginia. Charleston: Virginian Law Book Company. p. 319. Retrieved August 14, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
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- 1871 births
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- Democratic Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
- Democratic Party West Virginia state senators
- National Normal University alumni
- Washington and Lee University School of Law alumni
- West Virginia Democrats
- 19th-century West Virginia politicians
- 20th-century American judges
- 20th-century West Virginia politicians