Nicholas Fitzsimon
Nicholas Fitzsimon (1807 – 31 July 1849) was an Irish politician.
Born at Broughall Castle, Fitzsimon attended Trinity College Dublin. He lived at Castlewood in County Offaly, and worked as a distiller. He became a captain in the County Monaghan militia.[1]
Fitzsimon stood at the
1837 UK general elections, but resigned in 1840 by taking the Chiltern Hundreds.[2]
In 1841, Fitzsimon was appointed as a magistrate in Dublin, and he was knighted later in the year. He became Inspector-General of Prisons in Ireland in 1848, but died the following year.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b "Obituary". The Gentleman's Magazine: 317. 1849.
- ISBN 0855272198.
- ^ "Obituary for August". Heraldic Register. 1849.