Thomas Young Fitzpatrick (September 20, 1850 – January 21, 1906) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a

U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...

from

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from 1897 to 1901.

Biography

Born near

Prestonsburg, Kentucky Prestonsburg is a small home rule-class city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It is in the eastern part of the state in the valley of the Big Sandy River. The population was 3,255 at the time of the 2010 censu ...

, Fitzpatrick attended the common schools. He studied law. He was

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in 1877 and practiced. County judge in 1874 and 1875. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1876 and 1877. County attorney 1880–1884.

Congress

Fitzpatrick was elected as a

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to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901).

Death

He died in

Frankfort, Kentucky Frankfort is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, United States, and the seat of Franklin County. It is a home rule-class city; the population was 28,602 at the 2020 census. Located along the Kentucky River, Frankfort is the pri ...

, January 21, 1906. He was interred in

Frankfort Cemetery The Frankfort Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located on East Main Street in Frankfort, Kentucky. The cemetery is the burial site of Daniel Boone and contains the graves of other famous Americans including seventeen Kentucky governors and a ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzpatrick, Thomas Young 1850 births 1906 deaths Burials at Frankfort Cemetery Kentucky lawyers Democratic Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives People from Floyd County, Kentucky Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky 19th-century American legislators