Christopher Fitzsimon (died 25 July 1856) was an Irish barrister and politician. From Glencullen (at the time spelt 'Glancullen'), Fitzsimon married Ellen Fitzsimon, Ellen O'Connell, eldest daughter of Daniel O'Connell. By March 1829 he was the only Catholic on the grand jury of Wicklow.
As a member of the Repeal Association, he was one of two MPs elected for Dublin County (UK Parliament constituency), County Dublin in the 1833 UK election, 1833 Election. In August 1841 Fitzsimon's seat, Glencullen hosted the "cabinet council", the centre of the agitation movement against Tory Government 1841–1846, Robert Peel's government. Attendees included George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle, Viscount Morpeth and Frederick Romilly.
In later life Fitzsimon held the lucrative office of Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper.
[The Times, ''Whig Patronage'' 6 August 1841]
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Irish barristers
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Dublin constituencies (1801–1922)
UK MPs 1832–1835
UK MPs 1835–1837
Irish Repeal Association MPs