Frederick Perry Fish | |
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| President of American Telephone & Telegraph Corporation | |
| In office 1901–1907 | |
| Preceded by | John Elbridge Hudson |
| Succeeded by | Theodore Newton Vail |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 13, 1855 Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 6, 1930 (aged 75) Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Clara Perkins Livermore
(m. 1880; died 1914) |
| Children | Erland F. Fish |
| Education | Harvard College Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | Patent Lawyer |
Frederick Perry Fish (13 January 1855 – 6 November 1930) was an American lawyer and executive who served as president of American Telephone & Telegraph Corporation from 1901 to 1907. One of the leading patent attorneys of his age, representing such clients as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and The Wright Brothers, by the time of his death he was believed to have appeared in more patent cases at the Supreme Court than any other lawyer. He was the founder of the law firm now known as Fish & Richardson.[1]