Jan. 29, 1887 Condolence Letter from John J. Fitzgibbon of Chicago
February 21, 2018John J. Fitzgibbon of Chicago wrote this letter of condolence to John F. Armstrong on 29 January 1887. Fitzgibbon’s obituary in Chicago’s Inter Ocean newspaper (2 October 1892) noted that he was “a prominent Irish Nationalist, and was thoroughly identified with all movements tending toward the emancipation of Ireland from British rule”. At the time of his death, he was president of Calamet National Bank in South Chicago.
Marie Van Sant Hudson contributed research for this post.
References
“Obituary – John J. Fitzgibbon.” Daily Interocean (Chicago, IL), 2 October 1892, online archives, Genealogybank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 24 February 2018), citing original p. 2.