Fred Fisher

American automobile-body manufacturer
Also known as: Frederic John Fisher
Quick Facts
In full:
Frederic John Fisher
Born:
Jan. 2, 1878, Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.
Died:
July 14, 1941, Detroit (aged 63)

Fred Fisher (born Jan. 2, 1878, Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.—died July 14, 1941, Detroit) was an American automobile-body manufacturer. He was the eldest of 11 children and worked for his father, a carriage maker, before moving to Detroit in 1902. From 1908 to 1916 he and five of his brothers formed several companies that built bodies for cars. When merged in 1916 as Fisher Body Corp., it was producing almost 400,000 car bodies a year. In 1919 General Motors (GM) bought a majority interest in the company, and in 1926 it became a division of GM, though all the brothers retained management posts. Fred Fisher became a vice president of GM and retired in 1934.

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