George Fitzsimmons (public servant)
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George Fitzsimmons | |
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| Born | 1858 |
| Died | 23 September 1933 (aged 74–75) Brighton, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupations | Letter server, clerk, footwear manufacturer |
| Partner | Alice Scates |
| Parent(s) | John Fitzsimmons and Ellen Lindsay |
George Fitzsimmons (1858–1933) was a letter server, a clerk and a Chief President of the Australian Natives' Association.
Fitzsimmons was born in Ballarat East in 1858, the son of John Fitzsimmons and Ellen Lindsay. In 1877 he married Alice Scates. He joined the Victorian Post Office and Telegraph Department in 1875[1] as a letter server.
Employment
After Fitzsimmons joined the Victorian Post Office and Telegraph Department as a letter server in 1875, and by the 1890s had worked his way up to the position of clerk.[citation needed] In 1901, as a result of the Federation of the Australian States, the Victorian Post Office and Telegraph Department became part of the Australian Postmaster General's Department. For a number of years he was responsible for the Private Letters Branch.[1] Fitzsimmons retired in 1916 after over 41 years of employment.[2]
Fitzsimmons became a Justice of the Peace (JP).[3][1]