Lawrence J. Fitzgerald
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Lawrence J. Fitzgerald was an American businessman and politician.
and came to the United States
as a boy with his parents. The family settled at Skaneateles, N.Y.
Later he moved to Cortland, New York
and in 1869, he established the Cortland Wagon Company which manfacturered carriages, wagons and bicycles.
He was President of the Village of Cortland in 1882. As a Democrat, he was New York State Treasurer
from 1886 to 1889, elected in 1885 and 1887
.
In 1906, in opposition to William R. Hearst who had been nominated by the Democratic Party, he supported Republican Charles Evans Hughes
for Governor.
He was a vice president of the National Bank of Cortland, and a director of the Madison Square Bank and the Columbia Bank, both in New York City
.
Life
He was born in IrelandIreland
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and came to the United States
United States
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as a boy with his parents. The family settled at Skaneateles, N.Y.
Skaneateles (town), New York
Skaneateles is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 7,323 at the 2000 census. The name is from the Iroquois "Indian" tribe term for the adjacent lake: "long lake." The town is on the western border of the county and includes a village, also called Skaneateles...
Later he moved to Cortland, New York
Cortland, New York
Cortland is a city in Cortland County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 18,740. It is the county seat of Cortland County.The City of Cortland, near the west border of the county, is surrounded by the Town of Cortlandville....
and in 1869, he established the Cortland Wagon Company which manfacturered carriages, wagons and bicycles.
He was President of the Village of Cortland in 1882. As a Democrat, he was New York State Treasurer
New York State Treasurer
The New York State Treasurer was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1776 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the new Department of Audit and Control headed by the...
from 1886 to 1889, elected in 1885 and 1887
New York state election, 1887
The 1887 New York state election was held on November 8, 1887, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer and the State Engineer, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.-History:The United Labor...
.
In 1906, in opposition to William R. Hearst who had been nominated by the Democratic Party, he supported Republican Charles Evans Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes, Sr. was an American statesman, lawyer and Republican politician from New York. He served as the 36th Governor of New York , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States , United States Secretary of State , a judge on the Court of International Justice , and...
for Governor.
He was a vice president of the National Bank of Cortland, and a director of the Madison Square Bank and the Columbia Bank, both in New York City
New York City
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.
Sources
- The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Fitzgerald at politicalgraveyard.com Political Graveyard
- Past and Present - Cortland - Part 2 - Its Manufacturing Interests. at www.usgennet.org History of the Cortland Wagon Co., at USGenNet
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B07E3DD1538E533A25750C0A9649C94669FD7CF About the Treasurer's office, in NYT on February 3, 1887
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9E0DE2DF1631E733A25755C0A9669D946797D6CF Gubernatorial campaign, in NYT on October 6, 1906
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F04E4D6173EE433A25750C1A9619C946996D6CF Obit in NYT on July 13, 1918