Maurice A. FitzGerald

Maurice A. FitzGerald
Maurice A. FitzGerald
Borough President of Queens
	In office; 1950–1951
Preceded by	James A. Burke
Succeeded by	Joseph F. Mafera
Personal details
Born	January 9, 1897; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	August 25, 1951 (aged 54); Star Lake, New York, U.S.

Maurice A. FitzGerald (January 9, 1897 – August 25, 1951) was a Democratic politician from Queens, New York City.

Life

FitzGerald was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1897. By the age of 14 he began working as a postal clerk.[1] He soon moved to South Ozone Park, Queens and became involved in southern Queens civic organizations by the 1920s.[1]

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Queens Co., 5th D.) in 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1937.

He was elected sheriff of Queens County in 1937, then named the Borough Public Works Commissioner in 1942. In 1949, he was elected Borough President of Queens. He did not live to the end of his first term, dying of a heart attack while vacationing in Star Lake, New York in 1951.[2] He is interred at St. John's Cemetery in Middle Village, Queens.

Maurice A. FitzGerald Playground in South Ozone Park, and Public School No. 199 (Maurice A. FitzGerald School) in Sunnyside, Queens, commemorate the former borough president.

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References

"Maurice A. FitzGerald Playground". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
"FitzGerald Dies; Queens President; Dies at Star Lake". The New York Times. August 26, 1951.

Maurice A. FitzGerald at the Political Graveyard

New York State Assembly
Preceded by William F. Brunner	New York State Assembly Queens County, 5th District 1929–1937	Succeeded by William F. Dailey
Political offices
Preceded by James A. Burke	Borough President of Queens 1950–1951	Succeeded by Joseph F. Mafera

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[parks-1] "Maurice A. FitzGerald Playground". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved December 2, 2009.

[nyt-2] "FitzGerald Dies; Queens President; Dies at Star Lake". The New York Times. August 26, 1951.