Born: 1852, Died: 1920
Married: Catharine Miller
John Fischer was one of the most noted butchers in early Waterloo. As a young man, he learned the trade while working for Frederick Scholte, another butcher and farmer in the early village. About 1871 young Fischer opened a small butcher shop on the west side of King St N., but soon moved across the street where he rented Daniel Snider’s general store and post office that had recently been vacated. In 1886 he purchased the building and renovated the interior making it the most up-to-date shop of the day. He married Catherine Miller and they lived in a home they built on Queen (Regina) St. In 1918 Fischer sold the store and business to his son Edgar, who had been helping his father for a number of years. As part of his business John had been a drover, buying and selling cattle, sometimes dealing with railway carloads of livestock. This business gave him an extensive acquaintance with many farmers in the district. J.B. Fischer was very interested in politics. He was on Town Council for 27 years and was elected Mayor in 1908 and again in 1912-13. He also spent 12 years on County Council, being twice named Reeve and then Warden.
Sources:
Marg Rowell et al, Welcome to Waterloo.
Waterloo County Councillors: A Collective Biography
Obituary, Waterloo Chronicle, February 12, 1920.
The Twin Cities Berlin and Waterloo.
John B. Fischer Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of J.B. Fischer from the Ellis Little Papers. This biography has been transcribed exactly as written. Ellis Little was a local historian, who was the principal of Elizabeth Ziegler Public School.On his retirement, he invested much of his time in researching and writing about Waterloo's history. The Ellis Little Papers consist of extensive notes, papers and historical works.
- Notes
- To see the original document please visit the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Main Branch of the Waterloo Public Library
- Date of Publication
- 1852
- Date Of Event
- 1852-1920
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Fischer, John ; Miller, Catharine ; Fischer, Edgar ; Snyder, Daniel
- Corporate Name(s)
- Fischer Meat Market
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.55 and ELP 63.43.11
- Collection
- Ellis Little Papers: Men and Women of Our Past
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Location of Original
- Ellis Little Papers
- Contact
- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:35 Albert Street, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 5E2
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