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to reconcile the differences existing in a rebellious church at Colunibus, and as its pastor he restored entire liarmony and ministered in the parisli for nine years. He was elected bishop of Little Rock, Ark., April 24, 1806, was announced to the consistory June 22, 1866, and the bulls were dated Aug. 20, 1860. He was consecrated at Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 3, 1867. He found in his diocese but five churches and less than 600 parishioners, the diocese having been without a bishop over five years and subjected to the demoralization attend ant to the civil war. In 1885 he had, by immi- gration and through his efforts to gather the scattered Catholic families, over 6.500 cliurch at- tendants and twenty three priests ministering in thirty-five churches and chapels. In 1898 his population had increased to 10,000, his churches to fifty-seven, besides twenty-two stations and eleven chapels; his priests to forty-one; religious women, one hundred and fifty; seminaries, schools, academies and asylums, seven, and hos- pitals two. He introduced into the diocese the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth; the Benedictine sisters; the Sisters of St. Joseph; the Sisters of III orders of St. Benedict and the Sisters of Notre Dame. He also admitted the Benedictine Fathers, who erected an abbey at Spielerville and the Community of the Fathers of the Holy Ghost at Conway and at Morrilton. Bishop Fitz Gerald visited Rome where he took part in the Vatican council, 1869-70, and in 1884 was a member of the third plenary council of Baltimore. He was ad- ministrator C^ede vacante) of the diocese of Dallas, Texas, from December, 1892, until September, 189;!.

FITZ GERALD, James Newbury, ME. bishop, was born in Newark, N.J., July 27, 1837; son of Jolm DriscoU and Osee Malinda (Boylan) Fitz Gerald; and , grandson of John and

Mary (Newbui-y) Fitz Gerald and of Aaron and Phebe (Breese) Boylan. He attended Wesleyan institute and was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 18.58. He practised law in New Jersey, 1858-62; and engaged in the work of the ministry in the Newark conference of the M.E. church, 1862-80. In the lat- ter year he was elected recording secretary of the missionary society and assigned to work in New York city. He held the position till 1888 when he was elected

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bishop. He was a delegate to the general con- ferences held in 1872, 1876, 1880, 1884 and 1888, vice-president of the board of trustees of Drew theological seminary, Madison, N.J., 1880-83; and president of the Epworth league, 1889-96. On Nov. 10, 1897, he was chosen president of the Ocean Grove, N.J., camp-meeting association. The honorary degree of D. D. was conferred iij^on him by Wesleyan university in 1882, and that of LL.D. bj' Haniline university in 1889.

FITZGERALD, John Francis, representative, was born in Boston, Mass., Feb. 11, 1865; son of Thomas and Rose Elizabeth (Cox) Fitzgerald. He attended the Boston Latin school, Boston college, and for a brief period, Harvard college. He was a member of the Boston common coimcil in 1892; and a member of the state senate, 1893 and 1«94. He was a Democratic representative in the .54th, 5.5th and 56th congresses, 189.5-1901.

FITZGERALD, Louis, financier, was born in New York city. May 31, 1838; son of Louis and Adelaide (Lynch) Fitzgerald; grandson of the Hon. James Lynch, judge of the New York court of common pleas; sixth in descent from Robert Livingston; and seventh' in descent from Col. Peter Schuyler. He received a classical educa- tion and was a member of the 7th regiment, N.G.S.N.Y''. He .served with that regiment in the defence of Washington in April, 1861, and on the return of the regiment to New Y'ork he joined the 11th N.Y. volunteers, Ellsworth's fire zouaves, and was commissioned first lieuten- ant. For his gallantry -at Bull Run, July 21, 1861, he was made captain, When the three months' term of service of this regiment expired he was made first lieutenant in the 40th N.Y. volunteers, and for "meritorious and gallant" services at Fair Oaks, Va., was promoted caj)- tain. He was aide-de-camp to Gen. Philip Kearny until the death of that officer, and was then appointed to the staff of Gen. D. B. Birne.v of the 8d corps. He was transferred to the staff of Gen. J. G. Foster, commanding the 18th coi^ps, and accompanied him in the campaigns m North and Soutli Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee. He was commissioned major in 1804 and subse- quently lieutenant-colonel of the 1st Mississippi regiment. He was wounded in the battles of Bull Run, Williamsburg and Fair Oaks and was blown up by torpedoes in the gunboat Hiram Barney on the James River. He returned to New York at the close of the war and rejoined the 7th regiment as adjutant. He was brev- etted lieutenant-colonel in the national guard of New York " for faithful and meritorious ser- vices during the war." In 1875 he was elected lieutenant-colonel of the regiment, and in 1882 brigadier-general in command of the 1st bri- cade, N.G.S.N.Y. He was president of the Mer-