Edmund Gerald FitzGibbon explained

Edmund Gerald FitzGibbon (1 November 1825 – 12 December 1905) was a barrister and Town clerk of Melbourne.^[1]

FitzGibbon was born in Cork, Ireland, son of Gibbon Carew FitzGibbon and his wife Catherine, née Hurley.^[1]

FitzGibbon worked as a clerk in London and migrated to Victoria in 1852. In 1854 FitzGibbon became a clerical assistant in the Melbourne City Council office. Two years later FitzGibbon became town clerk of Melbourne, a position he held until 1891.

In 1882, the Victorian government botanist, Ferdinand von Mueller, named Lasiopetalum fitzgibbonii in his honour.^[2]

In 1891 FitzGibbon became full-time chairman of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works.^[1] FitzGibbon was appointed C.M.G. in 1892.^[1]

References

• Melbourne City Council

Notes and References

1. Bernard Barrett, 'FitzGibbon, Edmund Gerald (1825 - 1905)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 4, MUP, 1972, pp 181-182.
2. von Mueller . Ferdinand . Definitions of some new Australian plants (continued.) . Southern Science Record . 1882 . 2 . 72 . 21 February 2022.