▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁law ▁department ▁of ▁C umber land ▁University ▁in ▁Leb anon , ▁Tennessee . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁Hart ville , ▁Tennessee . ▁He ▁also ▁edited ▁a ▁newspaper ▁at ▁Hart ville . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁he ▁married ▁Mag gie ▁Ma e ▁De ▁Bow . ▁ ▁Career ▁A ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁Fitz pat rick ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁speaker ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁having ▁been ▁elected ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁ball ot ▁over ▁A . H . ▁P ett ib one . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁state ▁super int endent ▁of ▁public ▁instruction ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁Democratic ▁executive ▁committee . ▁ ▁Fitz pat rick ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁the ▁Fif ty - e ighth ▁Congress . ▁He ▁served ▁from ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁ ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁ren om ination ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁and ▁res umed ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law . ▁ ▁Death ▁Fitz pat rick ▁died ▁in ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 0 8