William Thomas Fitzgerald | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929 | |
| Preceded by | John L. Cable |
| Succeeded by | John L. Cable |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1858-10-13)October 13, 1858 Greenville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 12, 1939(1939-01-12) (aged 80) Greenville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Greenville Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
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William Thomas Fitzgerald (October 13, 1858 – January 12, 1939) was an American educator, physician, and politician who served two terms as aU.S. Representative fromOhio from 1925 to 1929.
Born inGreenville, Ohio, Fitzgerald attended the rural schools and the Greenville High School.He served as member of the National Guard of Ohio 1875-1882, and saw service during the Newark riots in 1877.He graduated from theNational Normal University,Lebanon, Ohio, in 1887.He taught in the Greenville High School 1886-1889.He graduated from the medical department of theUniversity of Wooster,Wooster, Ohio, in 1891 and commenced practice in Greenville in 1891.He served as member of the board of education 1906-1914.He served as mayor of Greenville 1921-1925.
Fitzgerald was elected as aRepublican to theSixty-ninth andSeventieth Congresses (March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929).He served as chairman of the Committee on Revision of the Laws (Sixty-ninth Congress), Committee on Invalid Pensions (Seventieth Congress).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1928 to theSeventy-first Congress.He resumed the practice of medicine inGreenville, Ohio, where he died on January 12, 1939.He was interred in Greenville Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 4th congressional district 1925-1929 | Succeeded by |