Second Lord Admiralty
Appointed 2nd Lord of the Admiralty
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Fisher Biography and Timeline
Follow Fisher through 6 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Fisher, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
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1902–1915Years on this page
1902
1904
First Lord of Admiralty
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 1st term
1914
First Lord of Admiralty
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 2nd term
1915
Battle of Dardanelles
Demands an end to the Dardanelles campaign in cabinet. Accuses Churchill of being "a determined mad gambler"
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Battle of Dardanelles
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
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Resignation of Fisher
Churchill calls for reinforcements for the Dardanelles despite Fishers wishes
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.