Born near
Salisbury, North Carolina, Fisher was educated by private tutors in
Raleigh, North Carolina, studied law and was
admitted to the bar but did not practice to any extent. In 1818 Fisher became a member of the
North Carolina Senate. Fisher was elected as a
Democratic-Republican to the
Fifteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
George Mumford in
Washington D.C. at the end of 1818. Reelected to the
Sixteenth Congress, Fisher served from February 11, 1819, to March 3, 1821, and declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1820. Returning from three years' experience in the federal legislature, Fisher was elected as a member of the
State House of Commons from the
Salisbury District in 1821 and served until 1836 (1822-1825 representing Rowan County). Fisher was Speaker of North Carolina House of Commons in the 1830-1831 and 1831-1832 sessions and served as member of the state constitutional convention in 1835. Fisher was returned to the
Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841), this time as a
Democrat. Fisher was not a candidate for renomination in 1840 though he stayed politically active; he was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1844 to the
Twenty-ninth Congress. ==Personal life==