Editing Benjamin Fitzpatrick (section)

{{short description|Democratic governor of and U.S. Senator from Alabama}}
{{redirect|Senator Fitzpatrick}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|birthname         = Benjamin Fitzpatrick
|name = Benjamin Fitzpatrick 
|image        = Hon. Benjamin Fitzpatrick, Ala - NARA - 528657.jpg
|office       = [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate]]
|term_start   = June 26, 1860
|term_end     = December 2, 1860
|predecessor  = [[Jesse D. Bright]]
|successor    = [[Solomon Foot]]
|term_start1  = December 7, 1857
|term_end1    = February 26, 1860
|predecessor1 = [[Thomas Jefferson Rusk]]
|successor1   = [[Jesse D. Bright]]
|jr/sr2       = United States Senator
|state2       = [[Alabama]]
|term_start2  = January 14, 1853
|term_end2    = January 21, 1861
|predecessor2 = [[William R. King]]
|successor2   = [[George E. Spencer]] (1868)
|term_start3  = November 25, 1848
|term_end3    = November 30, 1849
|appointer3   = [[Reuben Chapman]]
|predecessor3 = [[Dixon Hall Lewis|Dixon Lewis]]
|successor3   = [[Jeremiah Clemens]]
|office4      = 11th [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor of Alabama]]
|term_start4  = November 22, 1841
|term_end4    = December 10, 1845
|predecessor4 = [[Arthur P. Bagby]]
|successor4   = [[Joshua L. Martin]]
|birth_date   = {{birth date|1802|6|30}}
|birth_place  = [[Greene County, Georgia]], U.S.
|death_date   = {{death date and age|1869|11|21|1802|6|30}}
|death_place  = [[Wetumpka, Alabama]], U.S.
|resting_place= [[Oakwood Cemetery (Montgomery, Alabama)]]
|party        = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|spouse       = Sarah Elmore<br>Aurelia Blassingame
}}
'''Benjamin Fitzpatrick''' (June 30, 1802 – November 21, 1869) was an American politician who served as the [[List of Governors of Alabama|11th Governor of Alabama]] and as a [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from that state. He was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].