Stephen R. Fitzgarrald Explained

Stephen R. Fitzgarrald
Image Name:Lt. Gov. Fitzgarrald (Colo.) LCCN2014686500 (cropped).jpg
17th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado[1]
State:Colorado
State2:Colorado
Term Start:January 12, 1909
Term End:January 12, 1915
Governor:John F. Shafroth
Elias M. Ammons
Preceded:Erastus Harper
Successor:Moses E. Lewis
Term Start2:1893
Term End2:1895
State House2:Colorado
District2:San Miguel County[2]
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:25 December 1854
Birth Place:Center Point, Iowa
Death Place:Denver, Colorado
Spouse:Letha L. McConnell
Children:Letha Amelia
Residence:Ophir, Telluride, Denver
Occupation:Attorney, Politician

Stephen R. Fitzgarrald (December 25, 1854 – June 2, 1926) was the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1909 to 1915 serving under Governors John F. Shafroth and Elias M. Ammons as a member of the Democratic party.

Early life

Stephan and his father George Fitzgarrald came to Colorado prospecting in 1878. During a brief period of mining in Leadville he developed an interest in law, shortly after which he returned to Iowa to study law.[3]

Political career

In 1881, he settled permanently in Colorado. First living in Ophir, he moved to Telluride in 1883. On March 22, 1885, Stephan married Letha L. McConnell.[3] In 1915, he moved again to the Silverton-Ouray district and later to Denver. Fitzgarrald served as City, County, and Deputy District Attorney. Stephan was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives between the years of 1893 and 1895.

Stephen sponsored legislation of benefit to people of Colorado, dealing with deed of trust sales, attachment suits, and excessive tax penalties.[3]

Notes

  1. Lawrence Kestenbaum. (1996). The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians. Available: http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fite-fitzgarrald.html#RQY02NHT1. Last accessed 4/6/2008.
  2. Legislator Record for Stephen R. Fitzgarrald. Available: http://www.leg.state.co.us/lcs/leghist.nsf/1229c68b42df39a987257003006ab55b/d29caaa9d263606987257004004c1b06?OpenDocument|link. Last accessed 4/6/2008.
  3. Colorado State Archives. (2003). Colorado Lieutenant Governors. Available: http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/offic/ltgov.html#Fitzgarrald. Last accessed 4/6/2008.