Robert Joseph Fisher (June 3, 1925 – February 11, 1989) was an American politician in the state of Tennessee. He served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1975 to 1980, sitting as a Republican.[1][2]
Robert Fisher | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 4th district | |
| In office 1975 – January 14, 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Albert E. Miller Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Frank "Bob" Percy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 3, 1925 Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | February 11, 1989 (aged 63) Mountain Home, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Elizabethton, Tennessee |
| Profession | Veterans Service Officer |
In 1980, he was convicted of soliciting a $1,000 bribe from Carter County Sheriff George Papantoniou to kill a state bill the sheriff opposed. Fisher was fined $500 and received a 30 day suspended sentence, being expelled from the state legislature by a vote of 92–1. He was the first legislator in Tennessee to be expelled since 1866.[3][4]
Fisher died in Mountain Home, Tennessee on February 11, 1989, at the age of 63.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Tennessee Blue Book". Secretary of State. May 5, 1980 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Tennessee 91st General Assembly". www.capitol.tn.gov.
- ^ Fisher, Robert J., Trial Records, 1979–1980, Representing House District # 4, [1]
- ^ "Rep. Robert Fisher is expelled from the House of Representatives". The Tennessean. 15 January 1980. p. 1.
- ^ "Ex-state lawmaker, Robert Fisher, dies". Johnson City Press. 13 February 1989. p. 2. Retrieved 9 February 2022.