Maurice J. Fitzsimons Jr. (September 30, 1906 – July 11, 1972) was a businessman and politician from

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Background and career

Born in

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Fond du Lac () is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 44,678 at the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Fond du Lac Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all o ...

, Fitzsimons attended

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. He was president and owner of the M. Fitzsimons Shoe Store. Fitzsimons served as president of the Fond du Lac Vocational School board and was involved with the Fond du Lac Chamber of Commerce. in the

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from 1933 to 1940 and was a

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. During

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, Fitzsimons was a special agent for combat intelligence. He died at the Veterans Administration Hospital in

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References

Politicians from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Marquette University alumni Businesspeople from Wisconsin Military personnel from Wisconsin School board members in Wisconsin 1906 births 1972 deaths 20th-century American legislators 20th-century American businesspeople Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 20th-century Wisconsin politicians {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub