John J. Fitzgerald
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John Joseph Fitzgerald (March 10, 1872 – May 13, 1952) was a United States Representative
from New York.
, he attended the public schools, La Salle Military Academy
(formerly Sacred Heart Academy), and graduated from Manhattan College
in 1891. He studied law in the New York Law School
, was admitted to the bar
in 1893 and commenced practice in New York City. From 1900 to 1928 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions. Fitzgerald was also a trustee
of Manhattan College.
Fitzgerald was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-Sixth and to the nine succeeding Congresses and held office from March 4, 1899 to December 31, 1917, when he resigned to resume the practice of law. In the Sixty-Second through Sixty-Fifth Congresses he was chairman of the Committee on Appropriations. In March 1932 he was appointed county judge of Kings County; he was elected in November 1932 and served until his retirement on December 31, 1942. He resumed the private practice of law and in 1952 died in Brooklyn; interment was in St. John's Cemetery
, Middle Village, Queens
.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York.
Biography
Born in BrooklynBrooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, he attended the public schools, La Salle Military Academy
La Salle Military Academy
La Salle Military Academy was a Catholic school with middle school/junior high school and high school divisions located in Oakdale, New York. It closed in 2001, and the school's extensive campus is now owned by St...
(formerly Sacred Heart Academy), and graduated from Manhattan College
Manhattan College
Manhattan College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college in the Lasallian tradition in New York City, United States. Despite the college's name, it is no longer located in Manhattan but in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, roughly 10 miles north of Midtown. Manhattan College offers...
in 1891. He studied law in the New York Law School
New York Law School
New York Law School is a private law school in the TriBeCa neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. New York Law School is one of the oldest independent law schools in the United States. The school is located within four blocks of all major courts in Manhattan. In 2011, New York Law School...
, was admitted to the bar
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in 1893 and commenced practice in New York City. From 1900 to 1928 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions. Fitzgerald was also a trustee
Trustee
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of Manhattan College.
Fitzgerald was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-Sixth and to the nine succeeding Congresses and held office from March 4, 1899 to December 31, 1917, when he resigned to resume the practice of law. In the Sixty-Second through Sixty-Fifth Congresses he was chairman of the Committee on Appropriations. In March 1932 he was appointed county judge of Kings County; he was elected in November 1932 and served until his retirement on December 31, 1942. He resumed the private practice of law and in 1952 died in Brooklyn; interment was in St. John's Cemetery
Saint John's Cemetery, Queens
St. John Cemetery is an official Roman Catholic burial ground located in Middle Village in Queens a borough of New York City. It is one of nine official Roman Catholic burial grounds to service the New York Metropolitan Area. St. John along with St. Charles/Resurrection Cemeteries in Farmingdale,...
, Middle Village, Queens
Middle Village, Queens
Middle Village is a neighborhood in central Queens, a borough of New York City. The neighborhood is located in the western central section of Queens, bounded to the north by Eliot Avenue, to the east by Woodhaven Boulevard, to the south by Cooper Avenue, and to the west by Fresh Pond Road...
.