Henry Clay Fisk Sr. (1852 - 1928)

Henry Clay Fisk, Sr., son of Moses Fisk and Rebecca Ferrin, was born July 22, 1852 in Morristown, Lamoille, Vermont, United States.^[1]

He received his higher education at the People's and Peacham Academy and later studied law with his half-brother, Gov. George W. Hendee.^[2][3]

Marriage

Henry married Isabel Martha Page on March 15, 1876 in Hyde Park Vermont.^[4] Together they had eight children:^[5][6][7]

Children

1. Mary Malvina
2. Gertrude Rebecca
3. Lillian Ellen
4. Carroll Page
5. Henry C., Jr.
6. Majorie Cornelia
7. Hazel Isabel
8. George Hendee

Political life

At the age of 15, he served as Page of the Senate for 2 years and then served as the executive clerk of Governor P.T. Washburn.^[8][3] For two years he worked as an acting examiner of interference at the United States patent office.^[3] These duties were purely judical. In 1877, at the solicitation of his wife's parents, he resigned, and returned to Morrisville, where he formed a law partnership with his half brother, the Hon. George W. Hendee, under the firm name Hendee & Fiske.^[8][3]

Mr. Fisk served as register probate for the district of Lamoille for four years and served as a member of the first district congressional committee for many years. He represented Morristown, serving as judiciary committee and the committee on the state court expenses in 1886.^[3] He held the appointment of trustee of the Vermont Reform School for six year and served as chairman of the board for four years.^[3][8] Mr Fisk, was elected senator for Lamoille County, in 1888^[2][9] and during his term in office was a member on the education and judiciary committees. Mr. Fisk was also a member of the prudential committee of the Congregational church.^[8]

Business Life

In addition to Mr Fisk's professional duties he also has important business interests. Mr. Fisk was director and treasurer of the Warren Leather Company of Morrisville, an organization extensively engaged in the manufacture of harness leather, employing sixty people, and doing any annual business of over two hundred thousand dollars.^[3] He was active in local affairs, serving as a member of the school board and the examining board.^[3] In 1886, Mr. Fisk established a general insurance agency firm, in which H.M. Rich and C.H. Slocum later became partners of.^[8] He was appointed consul at St. John's in 1889, by President Harrison.^[2][3][10] In this positioned he served for more than four years before he resigned.^[3]

On November 17, 1881 A. A. Earle sold The Vermont Citizen to Mr. Fisk and L. H. Lewis and the paper was united with The Lamoille News, to form the News and Citizen. For eight years Henry he was editor of the "News and Citizens."^[8][11]

Later Life

Around 1926, Mr. Fisk moved to Florida where he built his home and made his residence for two years before coming out to California with his wife. ^[12]

Death

Henry Clay Fisk, Sr. suffered for some time from chronic digestive problems before taking his own life on January 6, 1928 with a self-inflicted gun shot. ^[2][13][14] He died in Pasadena, California, was cremated and laid to rest at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ United States Census, 1860 [online database] FamilySearch. Henry C Fiske in entry for Rebecca Bundy. Morristown, Lamoille, Vermont; Roll: M653_1318; Page: 870.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} H.C. Fisk Dies in Pasadena, California, January 6. Morrisville Messenger, January 11, 1928.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9} Carleton, Hon. Hiram, Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont. A record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and founding of a nation. The Lewis Publishing Company. 1903; Pg. 675-676
4. ↑ Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908 [online database] FamilySearch. Henry Fisk and Belle M. Page, 15 Mar 1876, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier.
5. ↑ United States Census, 1880[online database] FamilySearch. Henry C Fisk, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 128, sheet 463B.
6. ↑ United States Census, 1900[online database] FamilySearch. Henry C Fisk, Morrisville village, Lamoille, Vermont, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 134, sheet 1B, family 20.
7. ↑ United States Census, 1910[online database] FamilySearch. Henry C Fisk, Morristown, Lamoille, Vermont, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 131, sheet 14B, family 382.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5} Fisk, Rich & Slocum. The Windham County Reformer. Brattleboro, Vermont. 17 Aug 1894, Pg. 2.
9. ↑ Republican Nomination for Senator. Argus and Patriot. Montpelier, Vermont. 1 Aug 1888, Pg. 2
10. ↑ Press Comments. News and Citizen. Morrisville, Vermont. 1 Aug 1889, Pg. 2.
11. ↑ Gazetteer and Business Directory of Lamoille and Orleans Counties, Vt., for 1883-1884 Journal Office: Syracuse, NY. July 1883.
12. ↑ H.C. Fiske dies in California. The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont.11 Jan 1928, Pg. 10
13. ↑ Henry Clay Fisk Takes Own Life. The Independent Record 8 Jan 1928, Pg. 1.
14. ↑ California Death Index, 1905-1939, Henry C Fisk, 06 Jan 1928; citing 2401, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,045.
15. ↑ Find A Grave memorial page for Henry Clay Fisk, Sr (22 Jul 1852–6 Jan 1928), Memorial no. 88171774, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA

See also:

• Pierce, Frederick Clifton. Fiske and Fisk family : being the record of the descendants of Symond Fiske, lord of the manor of Stadhaugh, Suffolk County, England, from the time of Henry IV to date, including all the American members of the family. Chicago, IL; W.B. Conkey Company, 1896.