Wayne Fitzgerrell Explained

Wayne Fitzgerrell
Office:	Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Party:	Republican

Wayne Wright Fitzgerrell (March 17, 1908 - May 11, 1965) was an American farmer and politician.

Biography

Fitzgerrell was born in Sesser, Illinois and graduated from Sesser High School. He worked as a coal miner and was the foreman at the Old Ben Coal Mines in Buckner, Illinois. Fitzgerrell was a farmer and raised live stock and grain in Franklin County, Illinois. Fitzgerrell served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1957 until his death in 1965. He was a Republican. Fitzgerell was killed in an automobile accident on U.S. Route 66 in Illinois just north of Farmersville, Illinois in Montgomery County, Illinois.^{[1] [2]}

Legacy

The Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area, near Benton, Illinois, was named for Fitzgerrell.^[3]

Notes and References

1. 'Illinois Blue Book 1965-1966.' Biographical Sketch of Wayne Fitzgerrell, pg. 222-223
2. 'Killed in Collision-Services Friday for State Rep. Wayne Fitgerrell,' The Harrisburg Daily Register (Illinois), May 13, 1965, pg. 2
3. 'Gov. Walker Dedicates Wayne Fitgerrell Park,' Mt. Vernon Register-News (Illinois), October 28, 1976, pg. 1