FISHER, FRANCIS, who was Attorney-General under Governor Hobson, left a good position in Cambridge in 1835 to come to New South Wales. He was crown solicitor at Sydney when he received the appointment (in Oct 1840) of land claims commissioner (with E. L. Godfrey and M. Richmond) to examine titles in New Zealand. Owing to ill-health he resigned this post and became Attorney-General (3 May 1841). In Aug he was appointed commissioner of the Auckland court of requests and a month later chairman of the court of quarter sessions, acting police magistrate and a member of the Legislative Council. Fisher shortly afterwards left New Zealand. His son was Professor W. R. Fisher, of Oxford.

Reference: Volume 1, page 143

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