John Fitzgerald (brewer)

Sir John Fitzgerald (1857 – 2 November 1930) was an Irish-born British brewer and wine and spirit merchant[1] who served as Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne from 1914 to 1915. Born in Tipperary, he was knighted in the 1920 New Year Honours for his services to Newcastle.[2] He founded the Sir John Fitzgerald pub chain[3] that bears his name and is still owned and operated by his descendants.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Biography, Who Was Who
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31712. p. 2. 30 December 1919.
  3. ↑ Sir John Fitzgerald website


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