Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1890 — DEATH OF GENERAL FISK. [ARTICLE]

DEATH OF GENERAL FISK.

Gen. Clinton B. Fisk died at New Yora on the 9th. He was born in 1828. His youth was one of hardship, his father having died, leaving him no support. By hard work he managed to get a good education, and after a successful career as merchantmiller and banker, in Michigan, he removed to SL Louis in 1855. He enlisted in the war as a private and was advanced to Brigadier-General. After the close of the war, and his connection with Ae Freedmen’s Bureau, he founded the famous Fisk University, in Tennessee. He had great interest in education, and was a prominent director of several colleges. In 1884 he joined the Prohibition party and became its candidate for Governor of New Jersey. In 1888 he was nominated for. President by the same party. He was an earnest member of the Methodist Church, and held a high position in its councils. General Fisk exemplified in his life the career of many Americans. Storting in poverty he gained a competency, then lost it, then again regained it. His philanthrophy and public benefactions will make his name a cherished memory in many an American home for years to come.