William F. Fitzgerald Montana to visit his daughter and son-in-law. There, on May 12, 1903, he died of heart failure. Fitzgerald was buried in Butte's Holy Cross Cemetery. William F. Fitzgerald William Francis Fitzgerald (February 7, 1846 – May 12, 1903) was an American jurist who served on the Federal bench as an Associate Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court, as well as at the state level as an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court. Other positions he held include California Attorney General and judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Fitzgerald was born February 7, 1846 in Jackson,
F. Scott Fitzgerald House in 1918. In July and August 1919, Fitzgerald rewrote the manuscript that became his first novel, "This Side of Paradise". He lived here until January 1920, writing short stories, and then moved to New Orleans. Of the several places the Fitzgeralds lived, this one is most closely associated with his literary fame, and typifies the environments of some of his later works. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971. It is also a contributing property to the Historic Hill District, listed in 1976. F. Scott Fitzgerald was noted for disliking Summit Avenue, stating that Summit Avenue is “a