Thomas Bernard Fogarty (21 March 1878 – 23 February 1922) was an

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footballer who played with St Kilda,

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and

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in the

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(VFL).

Football

After retiring in 1906 because of business pressures, Essendon did their best to convince him to join their team, but he did not accept. Captaining South Melbourne in 1903, he also captained University for a short period of time in 1908 upon his return from retirement.

Family

One of the ten children, six boys and four girls, of the wealthy wine merchant and former Mayor of Hotham (now known as "North Melbourne") Thomas Fogarty (1836–1900) and Cecilia Mary Fogarty (1854–1933), née Cullen, Tom Fogarty was born on 21 March 1878 in Hotham, Victoria. He married Rose Elinor Starr in 1907. Their son, Thomas Bernard Fogarty (1909–1984), played 13 senior VFL games for St Kilda. Four of the six Fogarty brothers played VFL football. In addition to Tom, John Joseph Fogarty (1882–1952), played a single game for South Melbourne, Andrew Christopher "Chris" Fogarty (1884–1915), played for Essendon and University for a total of 28 games, and Joseph Patrick "Joe" Fogarty (1887–1954), played with South Melbourne, Essendon, and University for a total of 16 games.

Soldier

Sergeant Thomas Bernard Fogarty (60679), a lawyer, enlisted in the First AIF on 17 July 1918.

Death

In February 1922, Fogarty was found dead, floating in

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, near the St Kilda Pier. His hat and coat had been found under the pier the previous day. He had been suspended from practising law the previous December for misconduct.

Footnotes

References

* Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. * Main, J. & Allen, D., "Fogarty, Chris", pp. 65–67 in Main, J. & Allen, D., ''Fallen – The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War'', Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002.
South Melbourne Team, ''Melbourne Punch'', (Thursday, 4 June 1903), p.16.

External links

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