John Fitzpatrick | |
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| Born | John Charles Lucas Fitzpatrick (1862-02-15)15 February 1862 |
| Died | 7 August 1932(1932-08-07) (aged 70) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Years active | 1895-1930 |
| Political party | Free Trade (1895–1901) Liberal Reform (1901–1917) Nationalist (1917–1930) |
| Spouse | Agnes Clare Kelly (married 1886-) |
John Charles Lucas Fitzpatrick (15 February 1862 – 7 August 1932) was an Australian politician and journalist.
Fitzpatrick was born inMoama in theRiverina region ofNew South Wales, but his family moved toWindsor in 1869. He was educated at a catholic school and he was apprenticed to the formerAustralian newspaper's Windsor office at 14. He was acompositor on the formerMelbourne Punch at 18 and subsequently worked on papers inGunnedah,Narrabri,Walgett andParramatta andGoulburn. In January 1886 he married Agnes Clare Kelly. In about 1888, he established theWindsor and Richmond Gazette and in 1905 he bought theMolong Argus, which he sold in 1907.[1]
Fitzpatrick was elected as the member forRylstone in theNew South Wales Legislative Assembly at theelection in July 1895, representing theFree Trade Party. While the election was found to be invalid,[2] he won the subsequentby-election in October 1895. He held the seat until 1904,[3] when he stood unsuccessfully forNorthumberland at theelection in August 1904.[4] He was theAnti-Socialist Party candidate for theFederal seat ofCalare at the1906 election, but was unsuccessful. In 1907, he won the state seat ofOrange as aLiberal and held it until 1930,[5] except for the period ofproportional representation between 1920 and 1927, when he was one of the members forBathurst.[6]
He joinedHolman'sNationalist government asSecretary for Mines from November 1916 andColonial Treasurer from October 1918 until its defeat byJohn StoreyLabor Party in April 1920. He was Secretary for Mines andMinister for Local Government on 20 December 1921 inGeorge Fuller's seven-hour government and again between 1922 and 1925.[7]
Fitzpatrick retired from politics in 1930.[1]
Fitzpatrick died in the Sydney suburb ofRoseville, New South Wales on 7 August 1932(1932-08-07) (aged 70), survived by a son and daughter.[1]
| Parliament of New South Wales | ||
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| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Secretary for Mines 1916 – 1920 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Colonial Treasurer 1918 – 1920 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Secretary for Mines Minister for Local Government 20 Dec 1921 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Secretary for Mines 1922 – 1925 | Succeeded by |
| Minister for Local Government 1922 – 1925 | Succeeded by | |
| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
| Preceded by | Member forRylstone 1895 – 1904 | District abolished |
| Preceded by | Member forOrange 1907 – 1920 | District absorbed into Bathurst |
| Preceded by | Member forBathurst 1920 – 1927 With:James Dooley Valentine Johnston /Charles Rosenthal /Gus Kelly | Succeeded by |
| New district | Member forOrange 1927 – 1930 | Succeeded by |
