Bert Fish
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Bert Fish (October 8, 1875 July 21, 1943) was an American lawyer, judge, philanthropist, and ambassador.
Bert Fish (October 8, 1875 July 21, 1943) was an American lawyer, judge, philanthropist, and ambassador. ==Early life== Fish originally hailed from Bedford, Indiana, but moved to Volusia County, Florida in 1881. He became the Superintendent of the Volusia County Schools district when he was 25, and went on to study at Stetson Law School and becoming a founding member of Stetson University's Sigma Nu chapter, graduating and being admitted to the Florida bar in 1902. Fish then joined a law partnership in DeLand, and from 1904 to 1910 served as a judge. ==Politics and diplomacy== Fish was the finance director of the Democratic National Committee and Franklin Roosevelt's Florida Campaign Manager during the 1932 presidential election and a reputed friend of Senator Claude Pepper. ==References== ==External links== Bert Fish Medical Center Fish's webpage, Office of the Historian
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