Morgan Cassius Fitzpatrick | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | Charles E. Snodgrass |
| Succeeded by | Mounce G. Butler |
| Member of theTennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1895-1899 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 29, 1868 (1868-10-29) |
| Died | June 25, 1908(1908-06-25) (aged 39) |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Maggie Mae DeBow Fitzpatrick |
| Alma mater | Cumberland University |
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Morgan Cassius Fitzpatrick (October 29, 1868 – June 25, 1908) was an American politician and a member of theUnited States House of Representatives for the4th congressional district ofTennessee.
Fitzpatrick was born on October 29, 1868, nearCarthage, Tennessee, inSmith County. He attended the common schools and Lebanon University, inOhio, in 1887. In 1891, he graduated from the law department ofCumberland University inLebanon, Tennessee. He was admitted to thebar the same year and commenced practice in Hartville, Tennessee. He also edited a newspaper at Hartville. In 1894 he married Maggie Mae De Bow.[1]
A member of theTennessee House of Representatives, Fitzpatrick served from 1895 to 1899. He served as speaker in 1897, having been elected on the first ballot overA.H. Pettibone. He was the state superintendent of public instruction from 1899 to 1903. He was chairman of the stateDemocratic executive committee.[2]
Fitzpatrick was elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-eighth Congress. He served from March 4, 1903, to March 3, 1905,[3] but he was not a candidate for renomination in 1904 and resumed the practice of law.
Fitzpatrick died inNashville, Tennessee, on June 25, 1908 (age 39 years, 240 days). He isinterred at Gallatin Cemetery inGallatin, Tennessee.[4]
United States Congress."FITZPATRICK, Morgan Cassius (id: F000176)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's 4th congressional district March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | Succeeded by |
