John Fitzgibbon (1845–1919) was an Irish politician. Fitzgibbon started his working life in his father's drapery business in Castlerea Seen as a spokesman for the tenant, Fitzgibbon exercised his powers of persuasion and oratory at meetings across Roscommon. His political life spanned 30 years, from the land war to the ranch war. He was also involved in the Gaelic League, the temperance movement and the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction (DATI). At the December 1910 election, he became MP for South Mayo. He served on the Castlerea board of guardians and was a member (later chairman, 1901), of Roscommon County Council. Michael Wheatley wrote of Fitzgibbon: 'He himself sold land to the

Congested Districts Board for Ireland The Congested Districts Board for Ireland was established by The Rt. Hon. A.J. Balfour, P.C., M.P., the Chief Secretary, in 1891 to alleviate poverty and congested living conditions in the west and parts of the northwest of Ireland. William ...

(CDB), oblivious to what a later age would call 'conflict of interest'.Michael Wheatley, ''Nationalism and the Irish party: provincial Ireland 1910 – 1916'' (New York, 2005), p. 36 Wheatley was referring to the fact that Fitzgibbon was a member of the CDB in Castlerea when the transaction took place.

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1845 births 1919 deaths 19th-century Irish people Irish Parliamentary Party MPs UK MPs 1910–1918 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Mayo constituencies (1801–1922) {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub