Fish family long prominent in New York politics. Nicholas Fish, 1758-1833, b. New York City. He studied law before serving ably as a major in a New York regiment throughout the American Revolution. A New York City alderman (1806-17), he was a leading Federalist and a close friend of Alexander Hamilton. He also served (1824-32) as chairman of the board of trustees of Columbia College, a post later held by his son, Hamilton Fish (1808-93), the most illustrious member of the clan (see separate articles for Hamilton Fish , 1808-93, and for his youngest son, Stuyvesant Fish ). Nicholas... Read more