Harold Smith Fitzgerald

Full Name: Harold Smith "Gob" Fitzgerald
Date of birth: April 18, 1909
Date of death: January 16, 1990

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	115	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	Stamford / Jones		Jones, Shackelford
H	115	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943	47th	Democrat	Stamford / Jones		Jones, Shackelford

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House District 115
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Stamford / Jones
Counties in district: Jones, Shackelford

House District 115
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Stamford / Jones
Counties in district: Jones, Shackelford

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, photo, and candidate announcement of H.S. (Gob) FitzGerald, "Stamford Teacher is a Candidate for State Representative, 4/5/1940, p. 1. Married for four years, graduated from Hardin-Simmons University in 1933. Hamlin Herald (Hamlin, Texas).

Other Resources

"H.S. (Gob) Fitzgerald, former head coach of Stamford has accepted a similar position at Lamesa High School. Gob has announced he would not be a candidate for re-election to Texas Legislature. He has for two terms represented the 115th district at Austin." Bulletin: Hardin-Simmons Ex-Student Roundup, July 1944, p. 4.
Harold S. "Gob" Fitzgerald, BA '33, biographical notes, retirement. Hardin-Simmons University, Range Rider, Volume 27, Number 4, December 1976, p. 8.
Death notice, Harold Smith FitzGerald, BA '33 & MA '50. Lubbock, Jan. 16. Hardin-Simmons University, Range Rider, Volume 41, Number 1, Spring 1990, p. 15. Crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). December 1976 July 1944 Spring 1990
47th Legislature (1941) - H.S. Fitzgerald, postoffice Stamford, Jones County, nativity Texas, age 31 (born circa 1910), teacher. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. H.S. (Gob) Fitzgerald, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.S. (Gob) Fitzgerald, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

48th R.S. - 1943 Appropriations Conservation and Reclamation Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Military Affairs Privileges, Suffrage and Elections School Census, Special (Vice Chair)
47th R.S. - 1941 Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Military Affairs Oil, Gas and Mining State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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