Henry Francis Fisher

Henry Francis Fisher, (1805-1867), colonizer, was born in Kassel, Hesse, in 1805. In 1837 or early 1838 he came to Houston, Texas, where he was consul for the Hanseatic League (modern-day Germany). He became interested in the exploration and colonization of the San Saba area and in 1839 was acting treasurer of the San Saba Company, which was later reorganized as the [[San Saba Colonization Company. [1]