Major Herbert Paton FitzSimons (25 November 1898 – 31 January 1970) was an Australian politician. He was born at Gordon in Sydney; his father, William FitzSimons, was a member of the New South Wales Parliament from 1922 to 1926. Herbert was educated at Abbotsholme College before studying at the University of Sydney from 1919 to 1921 (he had joined the Australian Imperial Force and was sent to New Guinea, but the war ended before he saw action). He later worked with the importers' company Boswell and Co. until 1925, and then worked for Pratten Brothers (a printing company) until 1935. He married Eleanor Brown on 2 April 1927, with whom he had two children.