President of the South Australian Legislative Council
In office 22 April 1857 – 2 February 1865
Preceded by
office established
Succeeded by
Sir John Morphett
Mayor of Adelaide
In office 31 October 1840 – 13 January 1842 as the corporation of Adelaide
Preceded by
office established
Succeeded by
Thomas Wilson
In office 9 June 1852 – 20 November 1854
Preceded by
office established (previously run by commissioners)
Succeeded by
Joseph Hall
Member of the South Australian Legislative Council
In office 6 May 1853 – 28 February 1865
In office 11 July 1836 – 17 October 1838
Personal details
Born
James Hurtle Fisher
(1790-05-01)1 May 1790 Sunbury, Middlesex, England
Died
28 January 1875(1875-01-28) (aged 84) Adelaide, South Australia
Nationality
Australian
Spouse
Elizabeth nee Johnson
Occupation
Administrator, politician
Known for
settler
Sir James Hurtle Fisher c.1864c.1870
Sir James Hurtle Fisher (1 May 1790 – 28 January 1875) was a lawyer and prominent South Australian pioneer. He was the first Resident Commissioner of the colony of South Australia, the first Mayor of Adelaide and the first resident South Australian to be knighted.
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followed by the councillors' election of a mayor. The first mayor was JamesHurtleFisher and the first council meeting was held on 4 November 1840. The Official...
The square was named in 1837 by the Street Naming Committee after JamesHurtleFisher, South Australia's first Resident Commissioner. In 2003, as part...
state election. Hurtle Vale is a new electorate replacing the electoral district of Fisher. It is named after Sir JamesHurtleFisher, the same as its...
Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh, first Governor of South Australia Hurtle – Sir JamesHurtleFisher, first Resident Commissioner Light – Colonel William Light...
frequently with others, in particular the Resident Commissioner, JamesHurtleFisher. The rural area surrounding Adelaide was surveyed by Light in preparation...
Office, while JamesHurtleFisher, Resident Commissioner, was paid far less, despite having practical control of the colony. Not only did Fisher head up the...
February, at which a letter from Light to Resident Commissioner JamesHurtleFisher outlining the reasons for his choice, praising the good soil, extensive...
Adelaide is founded as the first municipal authority in Australia, and JamesHurtleFisher is elected mayor. An agricultural show, which will become the Royal...
On 15 August 1838 he married Elizabeth HurtleFisher, the eldest daughter of JamesHurtleFisher (later Sir James), whom he had first met at the meetings...
livestock breeder. Born in London, he was the eldest son of (later Sir) JamesHurtleFisher and his wife Elizabeth. At around age twenty he spent two years on...
Commissioner. The first Resident Commissioner to be appointed was JamesHurtleFisher on 14 July 1836, but when George Gawler was appointed Governor in...
Cowan Alexander Downer Lloyd Dumas Thomas Elder William Everard JamesHurtleFisher Michael Harbison Edward Hamilton Edward Angus Hamilton George Hamilton...
election. The name was chosen to retain the connection with Sir JamesFisher as Hurtle was his middle name. Only the areas bounded by Reynella East, Woodcroft...
they were transferring their powers, namely JamesHurtleFisher, Osmond Gilles and Charles Mann. Fisher was to be resident commissioner in South Australia...
early 1837, William Light proposed to the Resident Commissioner JamesHurtleFisher that the figure-eight of open space, which Light later referred to...
respective powers of the Governor and the Resident Commissioner, JamesHurtleFisher, and the two came into open conflict. Feeling ran high and when Hindmarsh...
passenger HurtleFisher were given: The vessel broke into three pieces when she struck, and two of the pieces went down at once. The portion Mr. Fisher was...
organising migration and funding. The first Resident Commissioner was JamesHurtleFisher. Robert Gouger was Colonial Secretary to the Commission, John Hindmarsh...
of Resident Commissioner, taking over from the first incumbent, JamesHurtleFisher. Gawler and his wife and children arrived on the Pestonjee Bomanjee...
p. 1. "No. 22389". The London Gazette. 25 May 1860. p. 1996. "Fisher, Sir JamesHurtle (1790–1875)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 1. Canberra:...
Crown Solicitor, Charles Mann, and JamesHurtleFisher. The printer was Tasmanian Archibald Macdougall and James Allen was the editor; they had offices...
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