O. C. Fisher

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Ovie Clark Fisher (November 22, 1903–December 9, 1994) was a U.S. politician and writer of books about the history of Texas.

Fisher was a native of Junction, Texas. He was admitted to the bar in 1929, and began practicing law in San Angelo. In 1942, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat, and stayed in Congress until his retirement on December 31, 1974. He retired to San Angelo, where he lived until his death.

[edit] Writings

  • It Occurred in Kimble. Houston : Anson Jones, 1937.
  • Great Western Indian Fights. Garden City, NY : Doubleday, 1960. [As a member of the "Potomac Corral of Westerners"]
  • Texas Heritage of the Fishers and the Clarks. Salado, TX : Anson Jones, 1963.
  • King Fisher: His Life and Times. Norman, OK : Oklahoma University, 1966.
  • Cactus Jack. Waco, TX : Texian Press, 1978.
  • From New Deal to Watergate. Waco, TX : Texian Press, 1980.
  • Political Miscellany. Waco, TX : Texian Press, 1980.
  • The Speaker of Nubbin Ridge : The Story of the Modern Angora Goat. San Angelo, TX : Talley Press, 1985.

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