1939 : Governor Frank Fitzgerald, Michigan’s First and Only Governor to Die In Office

When:
March 16, 2022 all-day
2022-03-16T00:00:00-04:00
2022-03-17T00:00:00-04:00

Frank Fitzgerald
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On this day Governor Frank D. Fitzgerald died soon after starting his second term and was succeeded by Luren D. Dickinson. Fitzgerald is the only governor to have died while still in office. He is also only one of two governors who were elected to two non-consecutive terms.

Sources :

Dan Austin, “The day Michigan’s governor died in office“, Detroit Free Press, March 16, 2015.

Frank Fitzgerald Wikipedia Entry.

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