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James Temple Fisher
James Temple
Fisher
was a
19th-century
Member of Parliament
from
Canterbury, New Zealand
.
Fisher arrived in
New Zealand
on the
Charlotte
Jane
, one of the
First Four Ships
.
He represented the
Heathcote
electorate
from
1876
to 1881, when he was
defeated
.
He was
Postmaster-General
and
Commissioner
of Telegraphs in
the Grey
Ministry, from
15 October
1877
to
8 October
1879
.
He died on
3 January
1905
at his
home
in south
Colombo Street
in the Heathcote
district
. He is
buried
at
Barbadoes Street Cemetery
.