Nicholas Fitzgerald (politician)

He was co-founder of the Castlemaine brewery in Melbourne, chairman of directors of the Castlemaine Brewery Company (Melbourne) and a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1864 until 1907.

He worked in both Ceylon and India before following his brother, Edward Fitzgerald, to Victoria in 1859.

His brother had established a brewery at Castlemaine in 1857, and Fitzgerald joined him in the business upon his arrival.

One, Percy, was a first-class cricketer and brigadier general in the British Army, whole another, Francis, was also a first-class cricketer, in addition to being a barrister.

Nicholas Fitzgerald died in St Kilda on 17 August 1908.