Ashbel Parmelee Fitch was an American lawyer, financier, and politician. He was a four-term Congressman, and a one-term Comptroller of New York City.

The Office of Comptroller of New York City, a position established in 1801, is the chief financial officer and chief auditor of the city agencies and their performance and spending. The comptroller also reviews all city contracts, handles the settlement of litigation claims, issues municipal bonds, and manages the city's very large pension funds.