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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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