Fisher was born in Kent, and educated at Greenwich Proprietary School and the City of London College.
In 1881 he arrived in Adelaide, and was employed for eight years with the firm of W. & T. Pope, solicitors of Eagle Chambers, King William Street.
In business he was remembered as a man of absolute integrity, keen insight and utmost diligence.
Fisher was a member of the Masonic Order and the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society.
He was also a proficient organist, and acted in that capacity for St. Peter's College and St. Bede's Church, Semaphore for some years.