Second Lord AdmiraltyOctober 1902
Appointed 2nd Lord of the Admiralty
Historical person
Fisher Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Fisher, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
6 records1902–19154 events2 places
Chronological biography
1902
1904
First Lord of Admiralty1904
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 1st term
1914
First Lord of AdmiraltyOctober 1914
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 2nd term
1915
Battle of Dardanelles13 May 1915
Demands an end to the Dardanelles campaign in cabinet. Accuses Churchill of being "a determined mad gambler"
Battle of Dardanelles15 May 1915
Fishers resignation, on top of poor progress in the campaign, precipitated the fall of the Government and Churchills replacement as First Lord. Churchill and Fisher continually quarreled throughout the campaign, and Fisher finally resigned on 15 May 1915 after repeated threats to do so
Resignation of Fisher15 May 1915
Churchill calls for reinforcements for the Dardanelles despite Fishers wishes
Titles and roles
Baron · First Lord of Admiralty · Baron · Second Lord Admiralty
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.