American politician John C. Fitzgerald (1903)

John C. Fitzgerald (November 12, 1863 New York City – June 26, 1928 Brooklyn, New York City) was an American politician from New York.

Life

He attended Public School No. 1, and then entered the gl*ware business. Later he was for ten years a U.S. Customs officer. In 1897, he was appointed as an expert accountant in the office of the Commissioners of Accounts of New York City.

He early entered politics as a member of Tammany Hall, and was one of the organizers of the Timothy D. Sullivan *ociation. When his boss ran for Congress in November 1902, Fitzgerald was nominated to succeed to Sullivan's seat in the State Senate. Fitzgerald was a member of the New York State Senate (11th D.) from 1903 to 1906, sitting in the 126th, 127th, 128th and 129th New York State Legislatures.

He was a member of the New York State *embly (New York Co., 3rd D.) in 1912; and again a member of the State Senate (12th D.) in 1913 and 1914.

He died on June 26, 1928, at his home at 2453 Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn.

Sources

• Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 365)
• The New York Red Book by Edgar L. Murlin (1903; see pg. 75f)
• JOHN C. FITZGERALD, BIG TIM'S AIDE, DEAD in NYT on June 28, 1928 (subscription required)