William James Fitzgerald (Kansas politician)
William James Fitzgerald (November 1, 1861 – December 17, 1937) was an American politician. Between 1907 and 1911 he served as Lieutenant Governor of Kansas.
Life
Fitzgerald was born in Monroe, Wisconsin. He attended the Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois. In the following years he taught schools in Illinois and Iowa. Since 1883 he lived in Dodge City, Kansas, where he was engaged in the cattle and farming business. In addition he raised horses. He joined the Republican Party and became a member of the city council and the education board of Dodge City. In 1894 he was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives where he became a member of the ways and means committee. He was also the chairman of a sub committee to investigate old claims and accounts against the state. He remained in this chamber until 1897.
In 1906 Fitzgerald was elected to the office of the Lieutenant Governor of Kansas. After a re-election in 1908 he served two terms in this position between 14 January 1907 and 9 January 1911 when his second term ended. In this function he was the deputy of Governor
References
- ^ "W. J. Fitzgerald is Dead". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas. December 18, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
2. Biography – FITZGERALD, WILLIAM JAMES – Volume XV (1921-1930) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography (biographi.ca)
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