Fiske, John, Dd

Fiske, John, D.D.

a Congregational minister, was born Oct. 26,1770, in Warwick, Mass. He graduated at Dartmouth College, 1791; entered the ministry May 6, 1794; and was ordained pastor in New Braintree Oct. 26, 1796, where he remained until his death, Mar. 15,1855. Dr. Fiske assisted largely in the founding of Amherst College. He published a Spelling-book (1807), and two sermons. - Sprague, Annals, ii, 367.