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Charles Fisher (1808-1880) was a New Brunswick politician and jurist. Fisher was a Reformer who led the first responsible government in New Brunswick from 1854 to 1861. He was first elected to the colonial assembly in 1837 and initially served on the compact government (the Tory clique that ruled the colony) from 1848 to 1850 before becoming leader of the opposition and then Premier and Attorney-General in 1854. His government implemented various reformes in education, administration and the electoral system. His government lost power in 1856 when it tried to implement prohibition which proved unpopular with voters but he returned to power in 1857. His leadership ended in 1861 when he was ousted by fellow reformer Samuel L. Tilley due to a scandal over the leasing of crown lands. He became a Father of Confederation, however, participating in the Quebec ConferenceThe Quebec Conference was the second meeting held in 1864 to discuss Canadian Confederation. The delegates from the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island had agreed at the close of the Charlottetown Conference to meet ag of 1864Events January March January 21 Maori Wars: The Tauranga Campaign starts. February 27 American Civil War: The first Northern prisoners arrive at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia. March 1- Alejandro Mon Menendez takes office as Prime Minist and the 1867Events January 8 African-American men granted the right to vote in the District of Columbia January 11 Benito Juarez becomes Mexican president again January 30 Emperor Komei of Japan dies. Crown Prince Mutsuhito is expected to become the next Emperor of J London ConferenceThe London Conference was held in the United Kingdom in December 1866 and was the final in a series of conferences that led to Canadian confederation in 1867. Delegates from the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick met with officials of the B that drafted the British North America Act. He was elected to the House of CommonsThe House of Commons (in French, la Chambre des communes is the directly elected lower house of the Parliament of Canada which sits in the nation's capital of Ottawa, Ontario. Leadership Prime Minister and Cabinet Under the Westminster system, the prime m in 1867 as a Liberal but resigned his seat in 1868 to accept an appointement to the New Brunswick Supreme Court.

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Premier of New Brunswick
Preceded by:
Edward Barron Chandler
1848-1854		 First premiership (1854-1856) Followed by:
John Hamilton Gray
1856-1857
Preceded by:
John Hamilton Gray
1856-1857		 First premiership (1857-1861) Followed by:
Samuel Leonard Tilley
1861-1865
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