Legislator Details


John Wesley Fitzgerald
AKA:
Number of sessions served 1
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 44

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 10/22/1850
City: Montpelier, VT
County: Washington County, VT
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 2/3/1908
City: Grand Ledge, MI
County: Eaton County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 2/6/1908
City: Grand Ledge, MI
County: Eaton County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Oakwood Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Carrie Gertrude Foreman, dau. of Tobias Foreman, about 1880. in Grand Ledge, MI; children: 3, Pearl, Harry B. and Frank D.

Number of Children: 3

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: teacher, salesman, businessman
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
common and district schools; attended Sodus Academy in Sodus, NY

Biographical Sketch:
Of Irish ancestry. Son of Edward and Joanna (Curtain?) Fitzgerald. His father came to America in 1830 from Limerick, Ireland. His parents died when he was young. He was adopted by Daniel Barton, Lyons, NY. At 19, he got his teaching certificate and taught for a few winters. Located in Grand Ledge, 1873. He worked as a traveling salesman selling hardware. Postmaster general of Grand Ledge, 1898-??. Clerk, Committee on State Affairs, 1893; member of the Grand Ledge school board, 1894-98; township clerk, 1876-78. Member, Grand Ledge School Board. Vice President, Grand Ledge Sewer Pipe Works. Member of the Masons, Knights of Pythias and Knights of the Maccabees.

Notable Facts:
Father of Gov. Frank Dwight Fitzgerald. Grandfather of Sen. and Justice John Warner Fitzgerald. Great-grandfather of Rep. Frank Moore Fitzgerald.

Sessions Served:

Thirty-Eighth Legislature, 1895-1896
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Apportionments, Industrial School for Boys , Railroads
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Grand Ledge
County of Residence Eaton
District: Eaton 1
District Description: City of Grand Ledge; townships of Benton, Chester, Delta, Kalamo, Oneida, Roxand, Sunfield, Vermontville and Windsor

Date Elected: 11/6/1894
Date Sworn In: 1/2/1895
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
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Bibliography:

MI Manual 1895 p.566; PolGryd; Men of Progress p.272, includes portrait; USCen 1900; SeekMI
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