Wayne Fitzgerrell

Wayne Wright Fitzgerrell (March 17, 1908–May 11, 1965) was an American farmer and politician.

Biography

Fitzgerrell was born in Sesser, Illinois and graduated from Sesser High School. He worked as a coal miner and was the foreman at the Old Ben Coal Mines in Buckner, Illinois. Fitzgerrell was a farmer and raised live stock and grain in Franklin County, Illinois. Fitzgerrell served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1957 until his death in 1965. He was a Republican. Fitzgerell was killed in an automobile accident on U.S. Route 66 in Illinois just north of Farmersville, Illinois in Montgomery County, Illinois.[1][2]

Legacy

The Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area, near Benton, Illinois, was named for Fitzgerrell.[3]

Notes
  1. 'Illinois Blue Book 1965-1966.' Biographical Sketch of Wayne Fitzgerrell, pg. 222-223
  2. 'Killed in Collision-Services Friday for State Rep. Wayne Fitgerrell,' The Harrisburg Daily Register (Illinois), May 13, 1965, pg. 2
  3. 'Gov. Walker Dedicates Wayne Fitgerrell Park,' Mt. Vernon Register-News (Illinois), October 28, 1976, pg. 1
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