Edmund Gerald FitzGibbonCMG (1 November 1825 – 12 December 1905) was a barrister and Town clerk of Melbourne.[1]
FitzGibbon was born in Cork, Ireland, son of Gibbon Carew FitzGibbon and his wife Catherine, née Hurley.[1]
FitzGibbon worked as a clerk in London and migrated to Victoria in 1852. In 1854 FitzGibbon became a clerical assistant in the Melbourne City Council office. Two years later FitzGibbon became town clerk of Melbourne, a position he held until 1891.
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