Frank T. Fitzgerald
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Frank Thomas Fitzgerald (May 4, 1857 - November 25, 1907) was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in New York City, Fitzgerald was graduated from the College of St. Francis Xavier, New York City, from St. Mary's College, Niagara Falls, New York
, in 1876, and from the Columbia Law School, New York City, in 1878.
He was admitted to the bar
the same year and commenced practice in New York City in 1879.
Fitzgerald was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-first
Congress.
He served from March 4, 1889, until November 4, 1889, when he resigned, having been elected register of New York County and held that office until 1892.
He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1893.
Fitzgerald was elected surrogate of New York County in 1892 for a term of fourteen years.
He was reelected in 1906 and served in this capacity until his death in New York City November 25, 1907.
He was interred Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, New York.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Born in New York City, Fitzgerald was graduated from the College of St. Francis Xavier, New York City, from St. Mary's College, Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 50,193, down from the 55,593 recorded in the 2000 census. It is across the Niagara River from Niagara Falls, Ontario , both named after the famed Niagara Falls which they...
, in 1876, and from the Columbia Law School, New York City, in 1878.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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the same year and commenced practice in New York City in 1879.
Fitzgerald was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-first
51st United States Congress
The Fifty-first United States Congress, referred to by some critics as the Billion Dollar Congress, was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
Congress.
He served from March 4, 1889, until November 4, 1889, when he resigned, having been elected register of New York County and held that office until 1892.
He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1893.
Fitzgerald was elected surrogate of New York County in 1892 for a term of fourteen years.
He was reelected in 1906 and served in this capacity until his death in New York City November 25, 1907.
He was interred Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, New York.