Ebenezer Fisher

Ebenezer Fisher represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court.^[1] The Fisher School, now in Westwood, Massachusetts, was named in his honor.^[2] He served as selectman in 1785.^[3] He voted against the Norfolk and Bristol Turnpike as a member of the legislature in 1802.^[4] Fisher Ames was a driver for the road, and his brother Nathaniel believed his no vote made him a "traitor" motivated by "an ancient prejudice against the Old Parish," i.e. modern day Dedham.^[4]

References

1. Worthington 1827, pp. 106–107.
2. Slafter 1905, p. 231.
3. Worthington 1827, pp. 79–81.
4. Hanson 1976, p. 220.

Works cited

• Worthington, Erastus (1827). The history of Dedham: from the beginning of its settlement, in September 1635, to May 1827. Dutton and Wentworth. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
• Slafter, Carlos (1905). A Record of Education: The Schools and Teachers of Dedham, Massachusetts 1644-1904. Dedham Transcript Press. 1642-3.
• Hanson, Robert Brand (1976). Dedham, Massachusetts, 1635-1890. Dedham Historical Society.