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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   Biographical Notes and Resources 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 Harold S. Fitzgerald, birth date 4/18/1909, death date 1/16/1990 in Texas. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index. "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 Informationtop 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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