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Fisher, George (1795-1873) originally from Hungary, travels to the US, becomes a Mexican citizen in 1829. Fisher is in charge of a customs house at the far north end of Galveston Bay, Texas. He succeeded the very unpopular John D. Bradburn in this post. Fisher demands that all ships landing at the mouth of the Brazos River pay their customs duties to him at Anahuac. This is a great hardship to all boat captains due to great distances between that port and other Texas seaports. Fisher is forced to resign his post in early 1832 after a military confrontation with Texan settlers.
GeorgeFisher, early settler, was born in Székésféhervór, Hungary, in April 1795 and named Djordje Ribar by his Serbian parents.
Fisher was appointed collector of customs at Galveston in 1829 but failed to receive his credentials; in 1830 he was recognized as administrator of the port of Galveston.
Fisher was married four times: first to Elizabeth Davis of Mississippi in 1815, with whom he had three sons and from whom he was divorced in 1839; second, to Mrs.
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