Thomas Naghten Fitzgerald

FitzGerald was born in Tullamore, Ireland, the son of John FitzGerald and his wife Catherine Naghten, née Higgins. FitzGerald was educated at St Mary's College, Kingstown, and the Ledwich School of Medicine, Dublin. ==Career==

FitzGerald arrived in Melbourne, Australia in July 1858 as a ship's surgeon. After opening a private practice, FitzGerald was elected honorary surgeon to the Melbourne Hospital in 1860 and held that post until 1901. FitzGerald was a consulting surgeon in the Boer War in South Africa in 1900, FitzGerald also bred horses, one of which (Rhesus) won the Victorian Grand National Hurdle Race in 1882. ==Family==

In 1870, he married Margaret Robertson, who died in 1890; they had three daughters. ==References==