Nicholas Fish (1758–1833) was an American Revolutionary soldier, born in New York City.
He attended Princeton but left before graduating to pursue the study of law at King's College (now Columbia University) through the office of John Morin Scott in New York. There he became actively interested in the organization of the Sons of Liberty.
Read more about Nicholas Fish: American Revolutionary War, After War Years
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