Edward Edwin Fitzgibbon (June 6, 1844 – June 30, 1909) was a farmer, teacher, and politician. Born in

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, Fitzgibbon moved to

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and settled in the town of Westport,

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. Fitzgibbon was a teacher and farmer. Fitzgibbon served as superintendent of schools and as Westport Town Clerk. In 1885, Fitzgibbon served in the

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and was a

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. He lived in Waunakee, Wisconsin. Fitzgibbon lived in Arizona for three years and then returned to Dane County, Wisconsin, where he died of a heart ailment.E.F. Fitzgibbons Dies Suddenly, ''Waunakee Index'', July 1, 1909, p. 1.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzgibbon, Edward E. 1844 births 1909 deaths Politicians from Staten Island People from Dane County, Wisconsin Educators from Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly People from Waunakee, Wisconsin Educators from New York City 19th-century American legislators 19th-century American educators 19th-century Wisconsin politicians