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Henry Fisher has already been mentioned as one of the early Chief
Superintendents of Education. His portrait may be seen in the office of
Dr. W. S. Carter, Chief Superintendent of Education, in Fredericton.

Lewis Peter Fisher, of Woodstock, was for years an active Trustee of
the Carleton County Grammar School, and a strenuous advocate of Free
School Education. He had no children. By his will he left his large
fortune to establish a number of institutions of an educational and
philanthropic character in the town of Woodstock, the affairs of which
he had long ably administered as mayor. These institutions include:

The Fisher Memorial Hospital, established at a cost of $50,000 00
Fisher Memorial Public School 60,000 00
" Vocational School 48,000 00
" Free Public Library 50,000 00
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Total $208,000 00

This is the largest individual benefaction to any community in
New-Brunswick, if not in the Maritime Provinces. The memorial buildings
are all situated within the limits of the town of Woodstock, and, with
the exception of the hospital, are handsome substantial brick
buildings. In addition to the gift of the buildings and their
equipment, the estate contributes from time to time to their
maintenance, under the capable administration of the trustees, A. B.
Connell, K. C., and Col. F. H. J. Dibblee. It will thus be seen that
although the late Mayor of Woodstock left no child to perpetuate his
name, his memory will be kept green for future generations as a
philanthropist and a man of high ideals.

Space will not admit of any extended reference to the descendants of
our first provincial historian. A short sketch of the life of the Hon.
Charles Fisher will be found in Lawrence's "Judges of New-Brunswick and
their Times," pages 528-532. As a man who in his day rendered essential
service to his native province, Charles Fisher deserves a more
extensive biography than has hitherto been attempted by any writer.

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