Date of Birth: 12/02/1887
Place of Birth: Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 05/07/1973
Place of Death: Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member for Albury |
25 Oct 1930 |
18 May 1932 |
1 year 6 months 24 days |
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| Minister for Local Government |
25 Mar 1926 |
26 May 1927 |
1 year 2 months 2 days |
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| Assistant Minister for Public Health and Local Government |
17 Jun 1925 |
24 Mar 1926 |
9 months 8 days |
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| Member for Oxley |
30 May 1925 |
07 Sep 1927 |
2 years 3 months 9 days |
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| Member for Oxley |
25 Mar 1922 |
18 Apr 1925 |
3 years 25 days |
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| Member for Oxley |
20 Mar 1920 |
17 Feb 1922 |
1 year 10 months 29 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
20 Mar 1920 |
18 May 1932 |
12 years 1 month 29 days |
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Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP)
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Union official. Assisted on father's hand ferry on Clyde River, squared railway sleepers, leased land near Bateman's Bay used for agistment; moved to Sydney and became a nurse at Callan Park Asylum, assisted to found the Hospital Employees' Union (later Health and Research Employees' Association) in 1911, secretary from 1911 until 1913; soon after was active in the Timber Workers' Union, secretary from 1916 until 1920, president from 1920 until 1928; foundation secretary/organiser of the New South Wales Greyhound Coursing Club in 1934; real estate agent; organiser for Hospital Contribution Fund.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman at Marrickville from 1960 until 1967, Mayor from 1960 until 1962, Deputy Mayor from 1963 until 1967
Personal
Son of Robert Fitzgerald, shoemaker, and Bridget Gilligan. Married Emma Hillier in c.1906 and had issue, 1 daughter. Roman Catholic. Buried in Rookwood cemetery from St Thomas' Roman Catholic Church in Lewisham.
