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The Chicago Daily Tribune
Saturday, October 20, 1888


           JAMES FITZGERALD, one of Chicago's old citizens
         died early yesterday morning at his residence, No. 
         2573 Emerald avenue. The funeral will be held Sunday,
         Oct. 21, from the residence of his sister, No. 3418
         Prairie avenue.
            [Mr. FITZGERALD was born in Dunmore, County Galway,
                 Ireland, in the year 1810. He came to America
                 while quite young and studied civil engineer-
                 ing. In 1832 he came to Chicago, and in 1833
                 was elected City Surveyor, which office he held
                 for three years. In 1837 he was made Assistant
                 City Engineer, which position he remained in
                 for two years. He was subsequently chosen a
                 member of the Board of Supervisors. Mr. FITZ-
                 GERALD was considered an authority on survey-
                 ing as the author of a surveyors and engineers'
                 manual.]
                 
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