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James FitzGibbon (16 November 1780 – 10 December 1863) was a public servant, prominent freemason of the masonic lodge from 1822 to 1826 (holding the highest position in Upper Canada of deputy provincial grand master), member of the Family Compact, and an Irish soldier in the British Army in Europe before and in the Canadas during ...
Mar 10, 2011 · James FitzGibbon (sometimes spelled Fitzgibbon), soldier, public servant (born 16 November 1780 in Glin, County Limerick, Ireland; died 10 December 1863 in Windsor Castle, England).
FitzGibbon began his public service career in 1816, as clerk in the office of the adjutant-general of militia for Upper Canada. His salary was small and his family kept increasing, so he left his post early in 1819 to establish a land agency in York (Toronto) in partnership with Benjamin Geale.
- Ruth McKenzie
- FitzGIBBON, JAMES
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 9
Oct 19, 2011 · The Americans lost the battle, surrendering to British troops led by Lieutenant James FitzGibbon (also spelled Fitzgibbon). The Battle of Beaver Dams established the importance of professional soldiering, Indigenous warfare and luck involved in British victory.
Jul 12, 2012 · James FitzGibbon was an outstanding soldier and a hero of the War of 1812, but his rise in the military cost him. Born in Ireland in 1780, he was not quite 32 when the War of 1812...
James FitzGibbon and the Battle of Beaver Dams. Born in 1780 in Glin, County Limerick, Ireland, James FitzGibbon was a member of the 49th Regiment of Foot — the contemporary term for infantry. He was stationed in British North America in 1809.
Prince of Wales No. 100. There have been Canadian Grand Masters whose characters and careers may well be remembered with pride. Some of them were of humble birth and rose to the honourable position by merit alone. Of such was James Fitzgibbon.
