Arthur G. Fisk

Arthur G. Fisk
34th Speaker of the California State Assembly
In office
January 1903 – March 1903
Preceded byCornelius W. Pendleton
Succeeded byFrank C. Prescott
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 37th district
In office
January 1, 1901 – December 30, 1903
Preceded byWilliam E. White
Succeeded byFred C. Jones
Personal details
BornNovember 23, 1868[1]
Baltimore, Maryland
DiedFebruary 25, 1938(1938-02-25) (aged 69)
Los Angeles, California
Political partyRepublican
Alma materHarvard University (LLB)

Arthur G. Fisk (November 23, 1868 – February 25, 1938), was an American politician and attorney who served as the Speaker of the California State Assembly.[2] He also served as Postmaster of San Francisco during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and U.S. Commissioner for Northern California in his later years. At age 65, he was sentenced to federal prison for embezzling bail bond money under his control.

  1. ^ Note: Fisk's year of birth is unclear. His obituary lists 1867 as his birth year; his biography in the Fred Coleman book lists it as 1868.
  2. ^ Fisk obituary, San Francisco Chronicle, February 26, 1938. See also, The Government of the State of California 1903, Fred Coleman, Sacramento: 1903.