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{{short description| | {{short description|American politician (1802–1869)}} | ||
{{redirect|Senator Fitzpatrick}} | {{redirect|Senator Fitzpatrick}} | ||
{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
|birthname | | birthname = Benjamin Fitzpatrick | ||
|name = Benjamin Fitzpatrick | | name = Benjamin Fitzpatrick | ||
|image | | image = Hon. Benjamin Fitzpatrick, Ala - NARA - 528657.jpg | ||
|office | | office = [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate]] | ||
|term_start | | term_start = June 26, 1860 | ||
|term_end | | term_end = December 2, 1860 | ||
|predecessor | | predecessor = [[Jesse D. Bright]] | ||
|successor | | successor = [[Solomon Foot]] | ||
|term_start1 | | term_start1 = December 7, 1857 | ||
|term_end1 | | term_end1 = February 26, 1860 | ||
|predecessor1 = [[Thomas Jefferson Rusk]] | | predecessor1 = [[Thomas Jefferson Rusk]] | ||
|successor1 | | successor1 = [[Jesse D. Bright]] | ||
|jr/sr2 | | jr/sr2 = United States Senator | ||
|state2 | | state2 = [[Alabama]] | ||
|term_start2 | | term_start2 = November 26, 1855 | ||
|term_end2 | | term_end2 = January 21, 1861 | ||
| | | successor2 = [[George E. Spencer]] (1868) | ||
| | | term_start3 = January 14, 1853 | ||
| | | term_end3 = March 3, 1855 | ||
| | | predecessor3 = [[William R. King]] | ||
| | | term_start4 = November 25, 1848 | ||
| | | term_end4 = November 30, 1849 | ||
| | | appointer4 = [[Reuben Chapman]] | ||
| | | predecessor4 = [[Dixon Hall Lewis|Dixon Lewis]] | ||
| | | successor4 = [[Jeremiah Clemens]] | ||
| | | office5 = 11th [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor of Alabama]] | ||
| | | term_start5 = November 22, 1841 | ||
| | | term_end5 = December 10, 1845 | ||
|birth_date | | predecessor5 = [[Arthur P. Bagby]] | ||
|birth_place | | successor5 = [[Joshua L. Martin]] | ||
|death_date | | birth_date = {{birth date|1802|6|30}} | ||
|death_place | | birth_place = [[Greene County, Georgia]], U.S. | ||
|resting_place= [[Oakwood Cemetery (Montgomery, Alabama)]] | | death_date = {{death date and age|1869|11|21|1802|6|30}} | ||
|party | | death_place = [[Wetumpka, Alabama]], U.S. | ||
|spouse | | resting_place = [[Oakwood Cemetery (Montgomery, Alabama)]] | ||
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | |||
| spouse = {{plainlist| | |||
*{{marriage|Sarah Elmore|1827|1839|end=died}} | |||
*{{marriage|Aurelia Blassingame|1846}} | |||
}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Benjamin Fitzpatrick''' (June 30, 1802 – November 21, 1869) was an American politician who served as the [[List of Governors of Alabama|11th Governor of Alabama]] and as a [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from that state. He was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. | '''Benjamin Fitzpatrick''' (June 30, 1802 – November 21, 1869) was an American politician who served as the [[List of Governors of Alabama|11th Governor of Alabama]] and as a [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from that state. He was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. | ||
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===Failure of state banks=== | ===Failure of state banks=== | ||
The country was plagued by economic depression due to the [[Panic of 1837]]. Fitzpatrick's predecessor as Governor, [[Arthur P. Bagby]], introduced measures to assist the state banks, but the state legislature rejected most of the measures. All of the state banks were closed by Fitzpatrick.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archives.alabama.gov/govs_list/g_bagbya.html |title=Arthur Pendleton Bagby |publisher=Alabama Department of Archives and History |access-date=2012-06-23}}</ref> | The country was plagued by economic depression due to the [[Panic of 1837]]. Fitzpatrick's predecessor as Governor, [[Arthur P. Bagby]], introduced measures to assist the state banks, but the state legislature rejected most of the measures. All of the state banks were closed by Fitzpatrick.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archives.alabama.gov/govs_list/g_bagbya.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517023249/http://www.archives.alabama.gov/govs_list/g_bagbya.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 17, 2008 |title=Arthur Pendleton Bagby |publisher=Alabama Department of Archives and History |access-date=2012-06-23}}</ref> | ||
==Vice presidential nomination== | ==Vice presidential nomination== | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
He died on his | He died on his Oak Grove Plantation near [[Wetumpka, Alabama]], on November 21, 1869, aged 67. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 00:10, 13 October 2025
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Early life
Born in Greene County, Georgia, Fitzpatrick was orphaned at the age of seven and was taken by his sister (Celia Fitzpatrick Baldwin) to Alabama in 1815.
Fitzpatrick helped his brothers manage the land they owned on the Alabama River and served as deputy under the first sheriff of Autauga County. He worked in the law office of Nimrod E. Benson before he was admitted to the bar.[1]
Fitzpatrick studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1821, commencing practice in Montgomery, Alabama. Fitzpatrick served as solicitor of the Montgomery circuit from 1822 to 1823 but moved to his plantation in Autauga County in 1829. He engaged in planting.
Governor of Alabama and Senator for Alabama
Fitzpatrick became Governor of Alabama in 1841 and served until 1845. Later, he was appointed as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dixon H. Lewis and served from November 25, 1848, to November 30, 1849, when a successor was elected.
He was again appointed on January 14, 1853, and elected on December 12, 1853,[2] to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William R. King, who had been elected Vice President of the United States, and served from January 14, 1853, to March 3, 1855. He served in that Congress as Chairman of the Committee on Printing and the Committee on Engrossed Bills. He was elected to the Senate again to fill the vacancy caused by the failure of the legislature to elect his successor on November 26, 1855. In that role, he served several times as President pro tempore of the Senate.
Failure of state banks
The country was plagued by economic depression due to the Panic of 1837. Fitzpatrick's predecessor as Governor, Arthur P. Bagby, introduced measures to assist the state banks, but the state legislature rejected most of the measures. All of the state banks were closed by Fitzpatrick.[3]
Vice presidential nomination
In 1860, Fitzpatrick was nominated for Vice President of the United States by the wing of the Democratic Party that had nominated Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois for president. However, he refused the nomination, and Herschel V. Johnson of Georgia was ultimately nominated. Fitzpatrick withdrew from the Senate on January 21, 1861, following the secession of his home state.
Confederacy
Fitzpatrick did not take a particularly active role in the politics of the Confederacy, although he served as president of the constitutional convention of Alabama in 1865.
Family
In 1827, Fitzpatrick married Sarah Terry Elmore, daughter of John Elmore. Their marriage resulted in multiple children, Elmore J., Morris, Phillips, James M., and John A., with Sarah dying in 1839.
Fitzpatrick married his second wife, Aurelia Blassingame, in 1846. Only one child of theirs, Benjamin Jr., survived to adulthood.[4]
Death
He died on his Oak Grove Plantation near Wetumpka, Alabama, on November 21, 1869, aged 67.
References
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