Benjamin Fitzpatrick
| Benjamin Fitzpatrick | |
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| President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate | |
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In office June 26, 1860 – December 2, 1860 |
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| Preceded by | Jesse D. Bright |
| Succeeded by | Solomon Foot |
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In office December 7, 1857 – February 26, 1860 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Jefferson Rusk |
| Succeeded by | Jesse D. Bright |
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United States Senator from Alabama |
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In office January 14, 1853 – January 21, 1861 |
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| Preceded by | William R. King |
| Succeeded by | George E. Spencer |
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In office November 25, 1848 – November 30, 1849 |
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| Preceded by | Dixon H. Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Jeremiah Clemens |
| 11th Governor of Alabama | |
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In office November 22, 1841 – December 10, 1845 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur P. Bagby |
| Succeeded by | Joshua L. Martin |
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June 30, 1802 Greene County, Georgia, US |
| Died | November 21, 1869 (aged 67) Wetumpka, Alabama, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Terry Elmore Aurelia Blassingame |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Benjamin Fitzpatrick (June 30, 1802 – November 21, 1869) was the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama and a United States Senator from Alabama. He was a Democrat.
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 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.
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 and engaged in planting.
Fitzpatrick became Governor of Alabama in 1841, serving until 1845, and was appointed as a Democrat to the United States 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 subsequently elected (on December 12, 1853)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 this 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 own successor on November 26, 1855. In this role he served several times as President pro tempore of the Senate.
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