. A history of the Scotch Presbyterian Church, St. Gabriel Street, Montreal . leader,holding, as he did, strongly by their views. He was firstelected a member of the temporal committee in 1821, asJohn Fisher, junior, to distinguish him from his uncle,John. He was again chosen in 1822, and he and Mr. Shawwere entrusted with signing the pew deeds, on behalf ofthe committee He was a member of the committee, also,in 1823 and 1824. In 1827 he was made president of thetemporal committee, and continued in that responsibleoffice in 1828 and 1829. In January, 1830, he seconded amotion of Andrew Shaws,
. A history of the Scotch Presbyterian Church, St. Gabriel Street, Montreal . leader,holding, as he did, strongly by their views. He was firstelected a member of the temporal committee in 1821, asJohn Fisher, junior, to distinguish him from his uncle,John. He was again chosen in 1822, and he and Mr. Shawwere entrusted with signing the pew deeds, on behalf ofthe committee He was a member of the committee, also,in 1823 and 1824. In 1827 he was made president of thetemporal committee, and continued in that responsibleoffice in 1828 and 1829. In January, 1830, he seconded amotion of Andrew Shaws, at the public meeting at whichMr. Esson vindicated himself with reference to the chargeslaid against him by the elders, in favour of the proceduresuggested by Mr. Esson. Hon. Peter McGrill having re-signed the presidency of the committee when leaving forG-reat Britain in 1831, Mr. Leslie was first chosen in hisstead, but he declining on the score of being an elder, , then , was elected, 10th March, 1832. Hewas on the committee to receive the church back that. JOHN FISHER. 50*7 spring. He was chosen on the committee every year after-wards, up to, and including 1844 ; on which year he wasvice-president, as he had been in 1833, 1842 and 1843—while president again in 183Y. Born in Montreal, in 1*788, John Fisher, when a lad, wassent first to the country to learn farming. But he earlyshowed a predilection for business, and he was put by hisstep-father, Mr. Ferguson, into the warehouse of HectorRussel & Co., in which he remained for some years. Heafterwards formed a partnership with his brother Daniel,under the style Daniel and John Fisher, groceries anddry-goods merchants. On 2^th October, 1821, he was mar-ried, by Eev. Dr. Harkness, to Miss Hunter, daughter ofFrancis Hunter, merchant of Quebec, who was afterwardsan elder in St. G-abriel Street Church. Mrs. John Fisherwas the handsome old lady who, with her daughter, , attended St. G-abriel Church, nearly f
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