Hayes Fisher, 1st Baron Downham
The Lord Downham | |
|---|---|
| President of the Local Government Board | |
| In office 28 June 1917 – 4 November 1918 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | Walter Long |
| Succeeded by | Auckland Geddes |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 4 November 1918 – 10 January 1919 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | The Lord Beaverbrook |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Crawford |
| Minister of Information | |
| In office 4 November 1918 – 10 January 1919 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | The Lord Beaverbrook |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1853 Downham, Isle of Ely. Cambridgeshire |
| Died | 2 July 1920 (aged 67) Buckingham Palace Garden, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Florence Fisher (d. 1923) |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
William Hayes Fisher, 1st Baron Downham, PC, KStJ (1853 – 2 July 1920) was a British Conservative Party politician. He held office as President of the Local Government Board and Minister of Information in David Lloyd George's First World War coalition government.