Edward Fitzgerald: Pioneer Settler of Refugio County (unknown–1850)
Published: 1952
Updated: January 1, 1995
Edward Fitzgerald, pioneer settler of Refugio County, represented the county in the House of the Fourth Congress of the Republic of Texas, 1838–40. He moved to Texas before March 2, 1835, as a single man. On January 29, 1840, he advertised a law partnership in Aransas City with James W. Robinson. He served as tax assessor that year and was a member of the Refugio County Minute Men, a ranger company, in 1841–42. He died at Corpus Christi on September 17, 1850.
Bibliography:
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.
Stephen L. Hardin, “Fitzgerald, Edward,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/fitzgerald-edward.
Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
TID:
FFI27
- 1952
- January 1, 1995
