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- Tom Fitzsimmons is an American television actor.
- Tom Fitzsimmons was born on October 28, 1947 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Great Performances (1971), The Paper Chase (1978).
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Thomas Fitzsimons
American Founding Father and politician
Thomas Fitzsimons (October 1741 – August 26, 1811) was an Irish-born American Founding Father, merchant, banker, and politician. A resident of Philadelphia, Fitzsimons represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress, was a delegate to Constitutional Convention, and served in U.S. Congress. He was a signatory of the Constitution of the United States.[1] A slave owner, Fitzsimons was an early proponent of abolishing the slave trade in the newly formed nation.[2][3][4]
Biography
Fitzsimons was born in the Kingdom of Ireland in 1741. In 1760 his family immigrated to Philadelphia.[5] Fitzsimons had enough education that he could begin work as a clerk in a mercantile house. He married Catherine Meade on November 23, 1761, and formed a business partnership with her brother George. Their firm, which specialized in the West Indies trade, successfully operated for over 41 years.[6]
Revolutionary bent
The firm was soon hit by the
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Tom Fitzsimmons
- 3B
- B/T: R/R
- 6' 1"/190
Career Regular Season
| AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
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| 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
Tom Fitzsimmons Bio
- Fullname: Thomas William Fitzsimmons
- Born: 4/06/1890 in Oakland, CA
- College: St. Mary's (CA)
- Debut: 6/12/1919
- Died: 12/20/1971
| Year | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | OPS |
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| Career Regular Season | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .200 |
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Thomas FitzSimons 1741 - 1811
Penn People
Irish-born Thomas FitzSimons emigrated to Philadelphia in 1760 where he first found work as a clerk in a countinghouse. He later partnered with his brother-in-law, George Meade, a prominent merchant and ship owner in Philadelphia.
At the outbreak of the American Revolution, FitzSimons raised a military company which he led into action in 1776. He also sat on Pennsylvania’s Council of Safety and on the Navy Board; his firm donated a considerable sum of money to supply the army.
In 1782 FitzSimons was elected to serve on the Continental Congress, and then went on to serve in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. In 1787 he attended the Constitutional Convention, and once it was ratified, he was elected to the House of Representatives as a Federalist. He was also a founder and director of the Bank of North America and president of the Insurance Company of North America.
In 1789 Fitzsimons was elected a trustee of the Academy and College of Philadelphia; in 1791 when the College united with the University of the State of Pennsylvani
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