Nicholas Fish II | |
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| United States Ambassador to Belgium | |
| In office April 28, 1882 – July 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | James O. Putnam |
| Succeeded by | Lambert Tree |
| United States Ambassador to Switzerland | |
| In office June 20, 1877 – May 11, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | George Schneider |
| Succeeded by | Michael J. Cramer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 19, 1846 New York City |
| Died | September 16, 1902 (aged 56) New York City |
| Resting place | Saint Philip's Church Cemetery Garrison, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, including Hamilton Fish II[2] |
| Parent(s) | Hamilton Fish (1808-1893)[3] Julia Ursin Niemcewiez (née Kean) Fish (1816–1887)[3] |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Harvard Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer, diplomat, banker |
Nicholas Fish II (February 19, 1846–September 16, 1902) was a United States diplomat who served as the ambassador to Switzerland from 1877 to 1881 and the ambassador to Belgium from 1882 to 1885. In a widely reported crime of the time known as the "sensation of the day,"[4] Fish was murdered while leaving a New York City bar.[5][6]
Fish was a member of the long prominent, and wealthy, Fish family that was closely associated with politics from the Revolutionary War times through modern times with members serving as Lt. Governors and Governors of New York, members of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, and many diplomats.[5]
- ^ "MRS. NICHOLAS FISH DIES IN WASHINGTON; Widow of New York Banker and Diplomat Succumbs to a Second Stroke of Apoplexy. MOTHER OF HAMILTON FISH Her Son Was Killed in the Spanish War--Social Rival of Her Sister-in-Law, Mrs. Stuyvsant Fish". The New York Times. 12 December 1908. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "HAMILTON FISH'S FUNERAL; Buried with Military Honors After Impressive Services in St. Mark's Church. WOUNDED SOLDIERS PRESENT Interment at Garrisons-on-the-Hudson, Where Volleys Were Fired Over the Grave and "Taps" Were Sounded". The New York Times. 30 July 1898. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ a b "City's Tribute to Hamilton Fish". The New York Times. 14 September 1893. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
1902Murderwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Herringshaw1909was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "NICHOLAS FISH WAS KILLED BY VIOLENCE; Coroner, After Autopsy, Says a Fall Not Sufficient. THREE ARRESTS IN THE CASE Private Detective Sharkey Held in $10,000 Bail and Two Women Detained as Witnesses of the Fatal Quarrel". The New York Times. 17 September 1902. Retrieved 4 January 2018.