General Notes

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FITZPATRICK, Benjamin, a Senator from Alabama; born in Greene County,
Ga., June 30, 1802; left an orphan, he was taken by his brother to
Alabama in 1815; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted
to the bar in 1821 and commenced practice in Montgomery, Ala.; solicitor
of the Montgomery circuit 1822-1823; moved to his plantation in Autauga
County in 1829 and engaged in planting; Governor of  Alabama 1841-1845;
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; again appointed and
subsequently elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of William R. King and served from
January 14, 1853, to March 3, 1855; chairman, Committee on Printing
(Thirty-third Congress), Committee on Engrossed Bills (Thirty-third
Congress); elected to the United States Senate as a Democrat to fill the
vacancy in the term commencing March 4, 1855, caused by the failure of
the legislature to elect and served from November 26, 1855, until January
21, 1861, when he withdrew; served as President pro tempore of the Senate
during the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses; nominated for Vice
President of the United States on the Democratic ticket with Stephen A.
Douglas in 1860, but declined; president of the constitutional convention
of Alabama in 1865; died on his plantation near Wetumpka, Ala., November
21, 1869; interment in Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
Bibliography American National Biography; Dictionary of American
Biography; Roberts, Shepherd H. "Benjamin Fitzpatrick and the
Vice-Presidency." In Studies in Southern and Alabama History, edited by
George Patrie, pp. 46-53. Montgomery: Alabama Polytechnic Institute,
1904; Watson, Elbert L. "Benjamin Fitzpatrick." In Alabama United States
Senators, pp. 49-51. Huntsville, AL: Strode Publishers, 1982.
1850 Federal Census of Autauga County, Alabama - Wetumpka
518  FITZPATRICK, BENJAMIN          47  M   W   FARMER          20000 GA
36A
518  FITZPATRICK, AMELIA               24   F   W                       0
SC  36A
518  FITZPATRICK, ELMORE J          22  M   W   LAWYER              0 AL
36A
518  FITZPATRICK, PHILLIPS            20   M   W   FARMER              0
AL  36A
518  FITZPATRICK, JAMES M           16  M   W   STUDENT             0 AL
36A
518  FITZPATRICK, JOHN A              13  M   W                       0
AL  36A
518  BLASSINGAME, WILLIAM J       22  M   W                       0 SC 36A
1860 Federal Census of Autauga County, Alabama - Wetumpka Beat
HOUSE NAME                           AGE SEX COL OCCUPATION      VALUE
POB P#
237  FITZPATRICK, BENI              57  M   W   PLANTER         60000 GA
175
1237  FITZPATRICK, AMELIA            35  F   W                       0 SC
175
1237  FITZPATRICK, JOHN              23  M   W   PLANTER             0 AL
175
1237  FITZPATRICK, BENJAMIN           5  M   W                       0 AL
175
LARGEST SLAVEHOLDERS FROM 1860 SLAVE CENSUS SCHEDULES - AUTAUGA CO., AL
FITZPATRICK, Benj., 113 slaves, Wetmupka, Page 54
Benjamin Fitzpatrick was one of the early pioneers who came to Elmore
County. He served as Governor of Alabama from 1841 until 1845.  He lived
in a stately home located behind the current location of Edgewood Academy
in Elmore Co.
His grave is located in Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabamain Section
6, Scott's Free Burial Ground. In spite of his many accomplishments, the
simple inscription merely reads: Benjamin Fitzpatrick, Born June 30,
1800; died November 21, 1869.