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Joseph John (Jack) Fitzgerald (1887-1973) nurse, trade union official and Labor parliamentarian
Birth: 12 February 1883 at Nelligen, New South Wales, son of Robert Fitzgerald, a native-born shoemaker, and Bridget, née Gilligan (c1846-1935), born in Lumcloon, Kings County, Ireland. Marriage: 1916 at Balmain, Sydney, NSW, to native-born Emma (Emily) Maud Hillier (1883-1961). They had one daughter. Death: 5 July 1973 at Lewisham, Sydney, NSW. Religion: Catholic.
Sources
Heather Radi, Peter Spearritt & Elizabeth Hinton, Biographical Register of the NSW Parliament 1901-1970 (Canberra, 1979)
'Fitzgerald, Joseph John (Jack) (1883–1973)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/fitzgerald-joseph-john-jack-33205/text41424, accessed 7 May 2025.
Joseph Fitzgerald, n.d.
12 February,
1883
Nelligen,
New South Wales,
Australia
5 July,
1973
(aged 90)
Lewisham, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
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