Fisher Channel

Fisher Channel (52˚08'00" 127˚53'00" E of Hunter I, Denny I and Bella Bella, W of King I). Named in 1793 by Capt George Vancouver after his “much respected friend” Rev John Fisher (1748–1825). At that time, Fisher was vicar of Stowey and a teacher of Prince Edward Augustus, Queen Victoria’s father. He also held an appointment as royal chaplain or “deputy clerk of the closet.” Fisher became bishop of Exeter, 1803–7, and bishop of Salisbury, 1807–25, in which latter capacity he...

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