BIOGRAPHY

CANTON G. FISHER - OF DARIEN CENTER, NY

Fisher, Canton G., P.O. Darien Center, N. Y.-One of the most respected and prosperous farmers of Genesee County is Canton G. Fisher. He is the youngest son of Charles M. and Alice M. (Grannis) Fisher, and was born in the town of Darien, Genesee County, N. Y.. September 24, 1872. His education was begun in the common schools and finished at Eastman's Business College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He located at Darien Center and engaged in the produce business in which he was quite successful; he was also engaged in the money brokerage business in Batavia for a year, when he retired from mercantile pursuits and removed to his farm in Darien, where he has since resided. On January 22, 1895, Mr. Fisher was married to Mary L., daughter of Henry C. and Louisa (Huested) Springer of Alexander; they have a son, Canton Alanson, born April 10, 1897. Mr. Fisher in his intercourse with men is frank and manly and is universally esteemed among his fellow citizens.

Source: Our County and its people, A descriptive work on Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890