Maurice A. FitzGerald

Maurice A. FitzGerald (January 9, 1897 - August 25, 1951)[1] was a Democratic politician from Queens, New York City.

FitzGerald was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1897. By the age of 14 he began working as a postal clerk.[2] He soon moved to South Ozone Park, Queens and became involved in southern Queens civic organizations by the 1920s.[2] In 1929 he was elected to the New York State Assembly representing the fifth district in Queens.[1]

He was elected sheriff of Queens County in 1937, then named the Borough Public Works Commissioner in 1942. In 1949, he was elected Borough President of Queens.[1] He did not live to the end of his first term, dying of a heart attack while vacationing in Star Lake, New York in 1951.[3] He is interred at St. John's Cemetery in Middle Village, Queens.[1]

Maurice A. FitzGerald Playground in South Ozone Park and Public School 199 (Maurice A. FitzGerald School) in Sunnyside, Queens commemorate the former borough president.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Fitzgerald". http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzgerald.html#S9B14AN68. Retrieved December 2, 2009. 
  2. ^ a b "Maurice A. FitzGerald Playground". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/Q337/highlights/199. Retrieved December 2, 2009. 
  3. ^ "FitzGerald Dies; Queens President; Dies at Star Lake". The New York Times. August 26, 1951. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00D13FC38591B7B93C4AB1783D85F458585F9&scp=71&sq=maurice%20fitzgerald&st=cse. Retrieved December 2, 2009. 
Preceded by
James A. Burke		 Borough President of Queens
1950–August 1951		 Succeeded by
Joseph F. Mafera