John Fitzgibbons | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | none (At-large) |
| Succeeded by | Matthew J. Merritt Caroline O'Day |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1868-07-10)July 10, 1868 |
| Died | August 4, 1941(1941-08-04) (aged 73) |
| Resting place | St. Peter's Cemetery inOswego, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician |
John Fitzgibbons (July 10, 1868 inGlenmore,Oneida County, New York – August 4, 1941 inBuffalo,Erie County, New York) was an American politician fromNew York. He served one term in theU.S. House of Representatives from 1933 to 1935.
His family removed toOswego, New York, in 1870. He attended the public schools, and was employed as a railway trainman in 1885, served as legislative representative of theBrotherhood of Railroad Trainmen of New York State from 1896 to 1914 and again from February 1915 until January 1, 1933, and served as referee for the New York State Labor Bureau in 1914 and 1915.
He was analderman of Oswego in 1908 and 1909; and Mayor of Oswego from 1910 to 1911, and from 1918 to 1921. He was a delegate to the1920,1924 and1932 Democratic National Conventions.
In1932, he was electedat-large as aDemocrat to the73rd United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1933, to January 3, 1935.
Afterwards, he resumed his post as the legislative representative for the Railroad Brotherhoods inAlbany until his death in a Buffalo hospital in 1941. He was buried at the St. Peter's Cemetery in Oswego.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by none (At-large) | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's at-large congressional seat 1933–1935 alongsideElmer E. Studley | Succeeded by |
