William Patrick Fitzgerald (26 July 1864 – 26 February 1938) was an Australian politician who served as

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in 1920. Actively involved in Labor Party politics, Fitzgerald was an

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for the

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from 1904 to 1927. Fitzgerald was born in Sydney,

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, the son of William and Ellen Fitzgerald. Outside of politics, he was a grocer and merchant. He married Matilda Louise Byrne in 1899. The couple had three children. He died on 26 February 1938 at his residence in Randwick, Sydney, aged 73.

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