Morgan C. Fitzpatrick

Morgan Cassius Fitzpatrick (October 29, 1868 – June 25, 1908) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee.

Morgan Cassius Fitzpatrick
From Volume V (1899) of the Southwestern School Journal magazine
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th district
In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Preceded by	Charles E. Snodgrass
Succeeded by	Mounce G. Butler
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office 1895-1899
Personal details
Born	October 29, 1868 (1868-10-29) Smith County
Died	June 25, 1908 (1908-06-26) (aged 39) Nashville, Tennessee
Citizenship	United States
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Maggie Mae DeBow Fitzpatrick
Alma mater	Cumberland University
Profession	Attorney politician newspaper editor

Biography

Fitzpatrick was born on October 29, 1868, near Carthage, Tennessee, in Smith County. He attended the common schools and Lebanon University, in Ohio, in 1887. In 1891, he graduated from the law department of Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Hartville, Tennessee. He also edited a newspaper at Hartville. In 1894 he married Maggie Mae De Bow.^[1]

Career

A member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, Fitzpatrick served from 1895 to 1899. He served as speaker in 1897, having been elected on the first ballot over A.H. Pettibone. He was the state superintendent of public instruction from 1899 to 1903. He was chairman of the state Democratic executive committee.^[2]

Fitzpatrick was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth Congress. He served from March 4, 1903, to March 3, 1905,^[3] but he was not a candidate for renomination in 1904 and resumed the practice of law.

Death

Fitzpatrick died in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 25, 1908 (age 39 years, 240 days). He is interred at Gallatin Cemetery in Gallatin, Tennessee.^[4]