William Fitzgerald (politician)

William Fitzgerald (born August 6, 1799 in Port Tobacco , Charles County , Maryland , † March 1864 in Paris , Tennessee ) was an American politician . Between 1831 and 1833 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Fitzgerald was first raised in England . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1821, he began to work in Dover (Tennessee) in his new profession. Between 1822 and 1825 he was a clerk at the District Court for Stewart County . In 1826, Fitzgerald became the chief prosecutor in the 16th District of Tennessee. In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson and eventually became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 . Between 1825 and 1827 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Tennessee .

In the congressional elections of 1830 Fitzgerald was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded Davy Crockett on March 4, 1831 . Since he was not confirmed in 1832, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1833 . This was shaped by the discussions about President Jackson's politics. Among other things, it was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the nullification crisis with the state of South Carolina and Jackson's banking policy. In Congress, the future President James K. Polk became Fitzgerald's successor on March 4, 1833.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, William Fitzgerald moved to Paris, Tennessee. Between 1845 and 1861 he was a judge in the ninth judicial district of his state. He died in March 1864 in his hometown of Paris.

Web links

• William Fitzgerald in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Fitzgerald in the database of Find a Grave (English)