Walter Fitzgerald (politician)
{{Short description|Canadian politician (1936–2014)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Walter Fitzgerald
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|5|8}}
| birth_place = Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|10|11|1936|5|8}}
| death_place = Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| office4 = Mayor of Halifax
| term_start4 = 1971
| term_end4 = 1974
| predecessor4 = Allan O'Brien
| successor4 = Edmund L. Morris
| office3 = MLA for Halifax Chebucto
| term_start3 = 1974
| term_end3 = 1981
| predecessor3 = James L. Connolly
| successor3 = Alexa McDonough
| office2 = Mayor of Halifax
| term_start2 = 1994
| term_end2 = 1996
| predecessor2 = Moira Ducharme
| successor2 = Office abolished
| office1 = 1st Mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality
| term_start1 = April 1, 1996
| term_end1 = October 20, 2000
| predecessor1 = Office established
| successor1 = Peter J. Kelly
| party = Liberal
}}
Walter Ronald Fitzgerald (May 8, 1936 – October 11, 2014) was a Canadian politician.
Early life and education
Fitzgerald was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of Phylis (Rondeau) and Walter Fizgerald.[http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Walter-Fitzgerald&lc=3004&pid=172808428&mid=6157030 Walter Fizgerald obituary] JA Snow Funeral Home He graduated from Dalhousie University. Prior to his political career, Fitzgerald was a teacher and a former principal at Rockingstone Heights School in the Spryfield area.
Political career
He was first elected alderman for Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1966. He served as mayor of Halifax from 1971 to 1974, then as MLA for Halifax Chebucto from 1974 to 1981. He was the last mayor of the old city of Halifax from 1994 to 1996, and was the first mayor of the amalgamated Halifax Regional Municipality from 1996 to 2000.{{cite web|url=http://www.halifax.ca/council/mayor/FormerMayors.html |title=Former Mayors of Halifax |publisher=Office of the Mayor |accessdate=November 21, 2010 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603233301/http://www.halifax.ca/council/mayor/FormerMayors.html |archivedate=June 3, 2011 }} In the election of 2000, he was defeated by former Bedford mayor Peter J. Kelly.{{cite web|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/114335-ex-mayor-extols-staff-s-work-after-vote|title=Ex-mayor extols staff after vote|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=July 6, 2012|accessdate=December 3, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019102827/http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/114335-ex-mayor-extols-staff-s-work-after-vote|archivedate=October 19, 2014}}
Death
He died on October 11, 2014, in the early morning hours, of heart problems at a hospital in Halifax.{{Cite web|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1243142-walter-fitzgerald-former-halifax-mayor-and-mla-dies-at-78|title=Walter Fitzgerald, former Halifax mayor and MLA, dies at 78|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=October 11, 2014|accessdate=December 3, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017230558/http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1243142-walter-fitzgerald-former-halifax-mayor-and-mla-dies-at-78|archivedate=October 17, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/former-halifax-mayor-walter-fitzgerald-dies-1.2796028|title=Former Halifax mayor Walter Fitzgerald dies|publisher=CBC News|date=October 11, 2014|accessdate=July 22, 2015}}
References
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Family
His grandson is David Johnson.
{{Mayors of Halifax, Nova Scotia}}
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Category:Mayors of Halifax, Nova Scotia
Category:Mayors of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Category:Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs
Category:20th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly