Israel F. Fischer

{{short description|American politician (1858-1940)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Israel F. Fischer | honorific_suffix = | image = Israel F. Fischer.jpeg | alt = | caption = | office = Presiding Judge of the United States Customs Court | term_start = 1927 | term_end = 1932 | predecessor = William Barberie Howell | successor = George M. Young | office1 = Judge of the United States Customs Court | term_start1 = May 28, 1926 | term_end1 = March 31, 1932 | nominator1 = | appointer1 = operation of law | predecessor1 = ''Seat established by 44 Stat. 669'' | successor1 = Frederick W. Dallinger | office2 = President of the Board of General Appraisers | term_start2 = 1902 | term_end2 = 1905 | predecessor2 = Charles H. Ham | successor2 = Marion De Vries | office3 = Member of the Board of General Appraisers | term_start3 = May 9, 1899 | term_end3 = May 28, 1926 | nominator3 = | appointer3 = William McKinley | predecessor3 = Ferdinand N. Shurtleff | successor3 = ''Seat abolished'' | state4 = New York | district4 = 4th | term_start4 = March 4, 1895 | term_end4 = March 3, 1899 | predecessor4 = William J. Coombs | successor4 = Bertram Tracy Clayton | pronunciation = | birth_name = Israel Frederick Fischer | birth_date = {{Birth date|1858|08|17}} | birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1940|03|16|1858|08|17}} | death_place = New York City, New York, U.S. | death_cause = | resting_place = Maimonides Cemetery<br>Brooklyn, New York | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | party = Republican | other_party = | height = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | education = Attended Cooper Union; read law | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | salary = | net_worth = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website =  | footnotes = }}

'''Israel Frederick Fischer''' (August 17, 1858 – March 16, 1940) was a United States representative from New York, a judge and Presiding Judge of the United States Customs Court and a member and President of the Board of General Appraisers.

==Education and career==

Born on August 17, 1858, in New York City, New York,<ref name="auto">{{FJC Bio|3304|nid=1393356|name=Israel Fredrick Fischer}}</ref> Fischer attended the public schools and Cooper Institute (now Cooper Union) in New York City and moved to Brooklyn, New York in September 1887.<ref name="auto1">{{Biographical Directory of Congress|F000138|author=|noid=y|inline=y}}</ref> He was employed as a clerk in a law office, where he read law and was admitted to the bar in 1879.<ref name="auto1"/> He entered private practice in New York City from 1880 to 1895.<ref name="auto"/> He was a member of the executive committee of the Republican state committee from 1888 to 1890.<ref name="auto1"/>

==Congressional service==

Fischer was elected as a Republican from New York's 4th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 54th and 55th United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1895, to March 3, 1899.<ref name="auto1"/> He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898 to the 56th United States Congress.<ref name="auto1"/>

==Federal judicial service==

Fischer received a recess appointment from President William McKinley on May 2, 1899, to a seat on the Board of General Appraisers vacated by member Ferdinand N. Shurtleff.<ref name="auto"/> He was nominated to the same position by President McKinley on December 15, 1899.<ref name="auto"/> He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 17, 1900, and received his commission on January 22, 1900.<ref name="auto"/> He served as President from 1902 to 1905.<ref name="auto"/> Fischer was reassigned by operation of law to the United States Customs Court on May 28, 1926, to a new Associate Justice seat (Judge from June 17, 1930) authorized by 44 Stat. 669.<ref name="auto"/> He served as Chief Justice (Presiding Judge from June 17, 1930) from 1927 to 1932.<ref name="auto"/> His service terminated on March 31, 1932, due to his retirement.<ref name="auto"/> He was succeeded by Judge Frederick W. Dallinger.<ref name="auto"/>

==Other service and death==

Fischer was a delegate to the International Customs Congress held in New York City in 1903.<ref name="auto1"/> He died on March 16, 1940, in New York City.<ref name="auto"/> He was interred in Maimonides Cemetery in Brooklyn.<ref name="auto1"/>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Sources== {{Bioguide}} * {{Biographical Directory of Congress|F000138|author=|noid=y|inline=y}} * {{FJC Bio|3304|nid=1393356|name=Israel Fredrick Fischer}}

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