James Hurtle Fisher

Sir James Hurtle Fisher (1 May 1790 – 28 January 1875) was a lawyer and prominent South Australian pioneer.Fisher became a member of the South Australian Building Committee in September 1835; in November he was selected as resident commissioner.In July 1836, Fisher and his family left England, accompanying the governor's party aboard HMS Buffalo.Disagreement also arose over the site of the city, which Hindmarsh wanted moved closer to the port, and over the slow progress of the survey.Among their children were:[4] James Hurtle Fisher is commemorated in various ways: A memorial and plaque near the corner of North Terrace and West Terrace, Adelaide, marks the approximate location of the Land and Survey offices and Fisher's and Colonel William Light's huts, which were destroyed by fire in 1839.
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