Venn: Adm. pens. (age 17) at PETERHOUSE, May 9, 1765. S. and h. of John, Preb. of Salisbury and R. of Calbourne, Isle of Wight. B. 1748, at Hampton, Middlesex. Schools, Peterborough and St Paul's. ' Matric. Michs. 1766; Scholar, 1767; B.A. (10th Wrangler) 1770; M.A. 1773. Adm. at St John's, Oct. 12, 1772. Fellow of St John's, 1773. B.D. 1780. D.D. 1789. Ord. deacon (Winchester) May 26, 1771; priest, May 1, 1773. V. of Preston with Sutton Poyntz, Dorset, 1773-80. R. of Langham, Essex, 1780 (instituted there again in 1793 and in 1796-1807). Tutor to H.R.H. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, 1780, and to Princess Charlotte, 1805. Chaplain to H.M. the King and Deputy Clerk of the Closet, 1781. Canon of Windsor, 1786-1803. V. of Nether Stowey, Somerset, 1793-6. R. of Hartley Wespall, Hants., 1796-1807. Bishop of Exeter, July 17, 1803-7. Preb. and Archdeacon of Exeter, and Treasurer of Cathedral, July 21, 1803. Vice-President, British and Foreign Bible Society, 1805. Bishop of Salisbury, June 30, 1807-25. Paid the first episcopal visit to the Channel Islands, 1818. Chancellor of the Order of the Garter. F.R.S., 1819. F.S.A. Married Dorothea, dau. and heiress of John Freston Scrivener, of Sibton Abbey, Suffolk, Sept. 6, 1789, and had issue. Author, sermons. Died May 8, 1825, at his residence in Upper Seymour Street, Portman Square, London. Buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor. Monument in Salisbury Cathedral. (D.N.B.; St Paul's Sch. Reg.; St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 250; T. A. Walker, 328; Hutchins, II. 837; Foster, Index Eccles.; G. Mag., 1825, II. 82-3; F. A. Crisp, Notes, XI. 32-3, where there is a pedigree.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1771 | Ordi(ordination) | Fisher, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1773 | Appt(Institution) | Fisher, John | Preston and Sutton Pointz / | Vicar | View |
| 1773 | Ordi(ordination) | Fisher, John | / | priest | View |
| 1780 | Vac(resignation) | Fisher, John | Preston & Sutton Pointz / | Vicar | View |
| 1780 | Appt(Institution) | Fisher, John | Langham / | Rector | View |
| 1793 | Vac(cession) | Fisher, John | Langham / | Rector | View |
| 1793 | Appt(Institution) | Fisher, John | Netherstowey / | Vicar | View |
| 1793 | Appt(Institution) | Fisher, John | Langham / | Rector | View |
| 1796 | Appt(Institution) | Fisher, John | Longham / | Rector | View |
| 1796 | Vac(cession) | Fisher, John | Nether Stowey / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1796 | Vac(cession) | Fisher, John | Longham / | Rector | View |
| 1796 | Appt(Institution) | Fisher, John | Hartley Wespall / | Rector | View |
| 1803 | Disp(Dispensation) | Fisher, John | Archdeaconry of Exeter / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1803 | Disp(Dispensation) | Fisher, John | Exeter Cathedral / | Treasurer | View |
| 1803 | Disp(Dispensation) | Fisher, John | Exeter / | Bishop | View |
| 1803 | Disp(Dispensation) | Fisher, John | Shobrooke / | Rector | View |
| 1803 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Fisher, John | Exeter. / | Bishop | View |
| 1803 | Appt(Institution) | Fisher, John | Shobrooke / | Rector | View |
| 1803 | Disp-App | Fisher, John | Langham / | Rector | View |
| 1803 | Disp-App | Fisher, John | Hartley Westpall / | Rector | View |
| 1803 | Disp-App | Fisher, John | Langham / | Rector | View |
| 1803 | Disp-App | Fisher, John | Hartley Westpall / | Rector | View |
| 1803 | Disp-App | Fisher, John | Langham / | Rector | View |
| 1803 | Disp-App | Fisher, John | Langham / | Rector | View |
| 1803 | Disp-App | Fisher, John | Hartley Westpall / | Rector | View |
| 1803 | Disp-App | Fisher, John | Hartley Westpall / | Rector | View |
| 1803 | Appt(consecration) | Fisher, John | Exeter / | Bishop | View |
| 1803 | Appt(election) | Fisher, John | Exeter / | Bishop | View |
| 1803 | Appt(election) | Fisher, John | Exeter / | canon residentiary | View |
| 1803 | Appt(Institution) | Fisher, John | Archdeaconry of Exeter / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1803 | Appt(Institution) | Fisher, John | Exeter Cathedral / Prebend or Canonry | Prebendary | View |
| 1803 | Appt(Institution) | Fisher, John | Exeter Cathedral / | Treasurer | View |
| 1803 | Appt(Installation) | Fisher, John | Exeter / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1803 | Appt(Installation) | Fisher, John | Exeter cathedral / | Treasurer | View |
| 1803 | Appt(Installation) | Fisher, John | Exeter / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1803 | Appt(Installation) | Fisher, John | Exeter / | Bishop | View |
| 1803 | Appt(Installation) | Fisher, John | Exeter cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1807 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Fisher, John | Bishopric of Salisbury / | Bishop | View |
| 1807 | Appt(election) | Fisher, John | Salisbury / | Bishop | View |
| 1807 | Vac(translation) | Fisher, John | Shobbrooke / | Rector | View |
| 1807 | Vac(translation) | Fisher, John | Exeter cathedral / | canon residentiary | View |
| 1807 | Vac(translation) | Fisher, John | Exeter cathedral / | Treasurer | View |
| 1807 | Vac(translation) | Fisher, John | Exeter / | Bishop | View |
| 1807 | Vac(translation) | Fisher, John | Exeter / | Bishop | View |
| 1807 | Vac(translation) | Exeter, John | Langham / | Rector | View |
| 1807 | Vac(translation) | Fisher, John | Exeter / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1807 | Vac(translation) | Fisher, John | Exeter cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1807 | Vac(translation) | Fisher, John | Bishopric of Exeter. / | Bishop | View |
| 1807 | Vac(translation) | Fisher, John | Exeter Cathedral / | Treasurer | View |
| 1807 | Vac(translation) | Fisher, John | Exeter Cathedral / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1807 | Vac(translation) | Fisher, John | Exeter Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1825 | Vac | Fisher, John | Salisbury / | Bishop | View |
| 1825 | Vac(Death) | Fisher, John | Salisbury / | Bishop | View |