# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thomas-fitch
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:02:25.281Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/thomas-fitch"
name: "Thomas Fitch"
slug: "thomas-fitch"
description: "Thomas Fitch was an American lawyer and politician. He defended President Brigham Young of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other church leaders when Young and his denomination were prosecuted for polygamy in 1871 and 1872. He also successfully defended Virgil, Morgan and Wyatt Earp along with Doc Holliday when they were accused of murdering Billy Clanton, Tom and Frank McLaury during the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881."
tagline: "American politician (1838–1923)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Thomas_fitch_c1883.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1838-01-27"
deathDate: "1923-11-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.85
  momentum:             4.269972451790633
  historical:           5.485314666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "توماس فیتچ (سیاستچی)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4"
    title: "توماس فيتش"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "توماس فيتش"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%A1_%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A5'"
    title: "תומאס פיץ'"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Fitch_(Politiker%2C_1838)"
    title: "Thomas Fitch (Politiker, 1838)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Fitch_(politician)"
    title: "Thomas Fitch (politician)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2423887"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump