The Political Graveyard: Fitzgerald family of Detroit, Michigan

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Fitzgerald family of Detroit, Michigan

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George S. Fitzgerald (1901-1980) — of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., December 26, 1901. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; member of Democratic National Committee from Michigan, 1949-53; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1954; member of Michigan state senate 1st District, 1965-74. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Gamma Eta Gamma; Federal Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Knights of Equity. Died in 1980 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Brother of William B. Fitzgerald; uncle of William B. Fitzgerald, Jr. (1942-2008).
		Political family: Fitzgerald family of Detroit, Michigan.

William B. Fitzgerald (1914-1970) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., February 3, 1914. Democrat. Real estate sales; member of Michigan state house of representatives 4th District, 1965-70; died in office 1970. Catholic. Member, Delta Theta Phi; AFSCME. Died December 7, 1970 (age 56 years, 307 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Brother of George S. Fitzgerald; father of William B. Fitzgerald, Jr. (1942-2008).
		Political family: Fitzgerald family of Detroit, Michigan.

William B. Fitzgerald, Jr. (1942-2008) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 12, 1942. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1971-74 (4th District 1971-72, 12th District 1973-74); member of Michigan state senate 1st District, 1975-78; Democratic candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1978, 1982 (primary). Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi. Died, of colon cancer, February 3, 2008 (age 65 years, 236 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of William B. Fitzgerald (1914-1970); married 1986 to Margaret O'Neill; nephew of George S. Fitzgerald.
		Political family: Fitzgerald family of Detroit, Michigan.
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