Individual Details

Admiral Sir John Arbuthnot "Jack" Fisher GCB, OM, GCVO

(25 Jan 1841 - 10 Jul 1920)

Events

Birth25 Jan 1841Ramboda, Central, Ceylon
Military service1854 - 1920Royal Navy
Military13 Jul 1854Naval Cadet
Residence1861Age: 20; RelationToHead: Oct J Lientevant - Foochow, China, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Marriage4 Apr 1866Portswood, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom - Frances Katherine Josepha Broughton
Residence1871Age: 30; EnumerationDistrict: Ocean; RegistrationDistrict: Royal Navy; SubRegistrationDistrict: Royal Navy; RelationToHead: Commander - Vessels, Royal Navy,, At Sea
Residence1881StreetAddress: Queens Crescent Lodge; Age: 40; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head; Occupation: Captain R Navy A L - Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Residence1891Age: 50; EnumerationDistrict: 5; RegistrationDistrict: St George Hanover Square; SubRegistrationDistrict: Mayfair; RelationToHead: Head - St. George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Military1892 - 1897Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy
Military1897 - 1899Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Squadron
Military1899 - 1902Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet
Residence1901Age: 60; RelationToHead: Member Of Crew - Vessels, Royal Navy, Malta
Military1902 - 1903Second Naval Lord
Honour1902Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)
Military1903 - 1904Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
Military1904 - 1910First Sea Lord
Honour1905Order of Merit (O.M.)
Honour1908Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.)
Title (Nobility)7 Dec 19091st Baron Fisher, of Kilverstone, Thetford, co. Norfolk - Thetford, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Military1914 - 1915First Sea Lord
Death10 Jul 1920St James's Square, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Burial14 Jul 1920Kilverstone, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Families

SpouseFrances Katherine Josepha Broughton (1840 - 1918)
ChildBeatrix Alice Fisher (1867 - 1930)
ChildCecil Vavasseur Fisher (1868 - 1955)
ChildDorothy Sybil Fisher (1873 - 1962)
ChildPamela Mary Fisher (1876 - 1949)
FatherCapt William Fisher (1811 - 1866)
MotherSophie Lambe (1820 - 1895)
SiblingAlice Caroline Fisher (1842 - 1915)
SiblingRobert Wilmot Fisher (1845 - 1845)
SiblingCatherine Emily Fisher (1847 - )
SiblingArthur Fisher (1848 - 1883)
SiblingFrancis Conrad "Frank" Fisher (1850 - 1901)
SiblingAdmiral Sir Frederick William Fisher KCVO (1851 - 1943)
SiblingKate Fisher (1854 - )
SiblingLt Philip Fisher (1858 - 1880)