Edmund Gerald FitzGibbon
Edmund Gerald FitzGibbon CMG (1 November 1825 – 12 December 1905) was a barrister and Town clerk of Melbourne.[1]
FitzGibbon was born in Cork, Ireland, son of Gibbon Carew FitzGibbon and his wife Catherine, née Hurley.[1]
FitzGibbon worked as a clerk in London and migrated to Victoria in 1852. In 1854 FitzGibbon became a clerical assistant in the Melbourne City Council office. Two years later FitzGibbon became town clerk of Melbourne, a position he held until 1891.
In 1891 FitzGibbon became full-time chairman of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works.[1] FitzGibbon was appointed C.M.G. in 1892.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Bernard Barrett, 'FitzGibbon, Edmund Gerald (1825 - 1905)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 4, MUP, 1972, pp 181-182.
External links[]
- Serle, Percival (1949). "FitzGibbon, Edmund Gerald". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
Categories:
- 1825 births
- 1905 deaths
- Australian barristers
- Australian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Australian people of Irish descent
- 19th-century Australian public servants