John R. Fitzgerald

John R. Fitzgerald

John R. Fitzgerald
attorney
criminal lawyer
Decatur Bar Association
United States Bar Association
Knights of Columbus Decatur Council #577
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
L.A. Mills
James T. Whitley
Macon County Abstract and Insurance Co.
Strohm & Co.
114 N. Water St.
Warrensburg Canning Co.
Wasson
Decatur Herald and Review
Decatur, IL
1919
Photo File: Biography
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Photograph of John R. Fitzgerald (d. 1/30/1952). He was a Decatur attorney and outstanding criminal lawyer. Fitzgerald was a member of the Decatur Bar Association, United States Association, charter member of the Knights of Columbus Decatur Chapter #577, and St. Patrick's Catholic Church. He was admitted to the bar in 1895, and a partner of L.A. Mills and James T. Whitley. In 1919, he was elected president of the Macon County Abstract and Insurance Co., which took over the insurance business and purchased the building of Strohm & Co. agency at 114 N. Water St. in 1928, he was elected a director of the Warrensburg Canning Co. The photo was taken by Wasson, and used in the Decatur Herald or Daily Review on January 15, 1919.

Wasson, Decatur, IL

Photo File: Biography - Fitzgerald, John R.

Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur, IL
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL

1/15/1919

John R. Fitzgerald

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John R. Fitzgerald, attorney, Decatur Bar Association, United States Bar Association, Knights of Columbus Decatur Chapter #577, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, L.A. Mills, James T. Whitley, Macon County Abstract and Insurance Co., Warrensburg Canning Co., Wasson, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL

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