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'''Edmund Gerald Fitz Gibbon''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CMG}} (1 November 1825 – 12 December 1905) was a barrister and [[Town clerk]] of [[Melbourne]].<ref name=adb>Bernard Barrett, '[http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040196b.htm FitzGibbon, Edmund Gerald (1825 - 1905)]', ''[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]'', Vol. 4, [[Melbourne University Press|MUP]], 1972, pp 181-182. </ref>
'''Edmund Gerald FitzGibbon''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CMG}} (1 November 1825 – 12 December 1905) was a barrister and [[Town clerk]] of [[Melbourne]].<ref name=adb>Bernard Barrett, '[http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040196b.htm FitzGibbon, Edmund Gerald (1825 - 1905)]', ''[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]'', Vol. 4, [[Melbourne University Press|MUP]], 1972, pp 181-182. </ref>


Fitz Gibbon was born in [[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Ireland]], son of Gibbon Carew Fitz Gibbon and his wife Catherine, ''née'' Hurley.<ref name=adb/>
FitzGibbon was born in [[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Ireland]], son of Gibbon Carew FitzGibbon and his wife Catherine, ''née'' Hurley.<ref name=adb/>


Fitz Gibbon worked as a clerk in [[London]] and migrated to [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] in 1852. In 1854 Fitz Gibbon became a clerical assistant in the Melbourne City Council office. Two years later Fitz Gibbon became town clerk of Melbourne, a position he held until 1891.
FitzGibbon worked as a clerk in [[London]] and migrated to [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] in 1852. In 1854 FitzGibbon became a clerical assistant in the Melbourne City Council office. Two years later FitzGibbon became town clerk of Melbourne, a position he held until 1891.


In 1891 Fitz Gibbon became full-time chairman of the [[Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works]].<ref name=adb/> Fitz Gibbon was appointed [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George|C.M.G.]] in 1892.<ref name=adb/>
In 1891 FitzGibbon became full-time chairman of the [[Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works]].<ref name=adb/> FitzGibbon was appointed [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George|C.M.G.]] in 1892.<ref name=adb/>
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Revision as of 05:13, 2 October 2018

Edmund Gerald FitzGibbon CMG (1 November 1825 – 12 December 1905) was a barrister and Town clerk of Melbourne.[1]

FitzGibbon was born in Cork, Ireland, son of Gibbon Carew FitzGibbon and his wife Catherine, née Hurley.[1]

FitzGibbon worked as a clerk in London and migrated to Victoria in 1852. In 1854 FitzGibbon became a clerical assistant in the Melbourne City Council office. Two years later FitzGibbon became town clerk of Melbourne, a position he held until 1891.

In 1891 FitzGibbon became full-time chairman of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works.[1] FitzGibbon was appointed C.M.G. in 1892.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Bernard Barrett, 'FitzGibbon, Edmund Gerald (1825 - 1905)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 4, MUP, 1972, pp 181-182.
  • Serle, Percival (1949). "FitzGibbon, Edmund Gerald". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
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