Early and Personal Life
Fitzpatrick was born in Glasgow, Scotland and was educated locally at the Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Crosshill. From 1970 he was a trainee with Tytrak in Glasgow, before moving to London in 1973 to become a driver with Mintex. In 1974 he became a firefighter with the London Fire Brigade, being decorated with the Fire Brigade Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1994, and left the fire service upon his election to Westminster.
He is married to Dr Sheila Fitzpatrick and has two children from a previous marriage. He supports West Ham United Football Club, enjoys watching cricket and is also a vegetarian.
In 2011, Fitzpatrick was honoured to receive the Freedom of the City of London and subsequently was admitted as a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights.
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