Robert F. Fisher

The Robert F. Fisher Memorial Bridge over Yager Creek in Carlotta, California. Robert F. Fisher, (February 18, 1879 – July 20, 1969) was an American politician who served in the California legislature and during the Spanish–American War he served in the United States Army.

Life and career Fisher was born in Plymouth, Devon on February 18, 1879, and emigrated to America in 1885 with his parents, Charles Ponsford Fisher and Harriet Oyns Fisher. The family settled in the mountains outside of San Diego, California. He was a member of the Republican party.

In 1962, the couple celebrated fifty years of marriage and lived in Carlotta for the rest of their lives.

In 1969, the California Assembly named Bridge 04-089 which had been built the previous year over Yager Creek in Carlotta, after Fisher. When he died, he was the last Spanish–American War veteran in Humboldt County.