Chris Fogarty
Andrew Christopher "Chris" Fogarty (28 January 1884 — 29 November 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
He was killed in a shell explosion in Gallipoli.
Family
One of the ten children, six boys and four girls, of the wealthy wine merchant and former Mayor of Hotham (now known as North Melbourne) Thomas Fogarty (1836–1900) and Cecilia Mary Fogarty (1854–1933), née Cullen, Chris Fogarty was born on 28 January 1884 in Hotham, Victoria. He married Mary Agnes O'Connor (sometime given as Agnes Mary O'Connor), in Hawthorn, on 7 May 1915, the day before he left Australia. and they had a daughter, Anne Christine Fogarty.
Education
He was educated at St Patrick's College, Ballarat, Ormond College, and at the University of Melbourne where he first studied engineering and then transferred to a veterinary science degree.
Footballer
Four of the six Fogarty brothers played VFL football: Thomas Bernard "Tom" Fogarty (1878–1922), played for St Kilda, South Melbourne, and University for a total of 95 games;John Joseph Fogarty (1882–1952), played a single game for South Melbourne; Andrew Christopher "Chris" Fogarty (1884–1915), played for Essendon and University for a total of 28 games; and Joseph Patrick "Joe" Fogarty (1887–1954), played with South Melbourne, Essendon, and University for a total of 16 games.
