Josiah Fisher
{{short description|American politician}}
{{about|the 17th-century politician|the 19th-century politician| Josiah S. Fisher}}
Josiah Fisher (born {{circa|1654}}{{efn|He was 16 years old when his father died in 1670.}}-1736) represented Dedham, Massachusetts, in the Great and General Court.{{sfn|Worthington|1827|pp=106-107}} He served as selectman for five terms beginning in 1697.{{sfn|Worthington|1827|pp=79-81}}
Fisher was 16 years old when his father, Anthony, died and left him the family estate. He was the grandson of Anthony Fisher. Upon his death in 1736, he left his home, known today as the Fisher-Whiting House, to his grandson, Jonathan.
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- {{cite book|first=Erastus |last=Worthington|title=The History of Dedham: From the Beginning of Its Settlement, in September 1635, to May 1827|url=https://archive.org/details/historydedhamfr00wortgoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/historydedhamfr00wortgoog/page/n40 1]|year=1827|publisher=Dutton and Wentworth|access-date=August 25, 2019}}
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Category:Members of the colonial Massachusetts General Court from Dedham