Earl A. Fitzpatrick, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Earl A. Fitzpatrick

American politician

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1904

Place of Birth: Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 22-Jun-1984

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Earl A. Fitzpatrick

  • Earl Abbath Fitzpatrick (September 22, 1904 – June 22, 1984) was a Virginia lawyer and member of the Virginia General Assembly representing Roanoke between 1940 and 1959, first as a delegate and then as a state Senator.
  • A lieutenant in the Byrd Organization, Fitzpatrick was active in the Massive Resistance to racial integration vowed by U.S.
  • Senator Harry F.
  • Byrd after the U.S.
  • Supreme Court decisions in Brown v.
  • Board of Education.
  • He introduced much of the segregationist legislation and was vice-chairman of the Boatwright Committee which investigated the NAACP for litigating on behalf of civil rights, before being defeated in the 1959 Democratic primary.

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