Walter L. Fisher

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Walter Lowrie Fisher
25th United States Secretary of the Interior
In office March 13, 1911 – March 5, 1913
Preceded by	Richard Achilles Ballinger
Succeeded by	Franklin Knight Lane
Born	July 4, 1862(1862-07-04) Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), U.S.
Died	November 9, 1935 (aged 73) U.S.
Political party	Republican
Profession	Politician

Walter Lowrie Fisher (July 4, 1862 – November 9, 1935) was United States Secretary of the Interior under President William Howard Taft from 1911 to 1913.

Fisher was born July 4, 1862 in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia). He died November 9, 1935.

Fisher had a brother, Dr. Howard Lowrie Fisher, who established a hospital for war victims in France during World War I. He survived the sinking of the RMS Lusitania in 1915 by jumping off the ship.

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