Elmer L. Fulton
Elmer Lincoln Fulton | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 2nd district | |
In office November 16, 1907 – March 3, 1909 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | Dick T. Morgan |
Personal details | |
Born | April 22, 1865 Magnolia, Iowa |
Died | October 4, 1939 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | (aged 74)
Citizenship | United States |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mabel Rinehart Fulton |
Children | Marjorie McAllister Fulton Harrell;Dorothy Belle Fulton Marchbank |
Alma mater | Tabor College |
Profession | Attorney politician |
Elmer Lincoln Fulton (April 22, 1865 – October 4, 1939) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.
Biography
Born in Magnolia, Iowa, on April 22, 1865, Fulton was son to Jacob and Eliza Ann McAllester Fulton. He moved to Nebraska in 1870 with his parents, and they settled in Pawnee City. He attended the public schools and Tabor College, Tabor, Iowa. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1895. He commenced practice at Pawnee City until he moved to Stillwater, in the Territory of Oklahoma, in 1901. There, he continued the practice of law.[1] He married Mabel Rinehart on March 7, 1906.[2]
Fulton was elected as a Democrat to the Sixtieth Congress September 17, 1907, and served from November 16, 1907, when Oklahoma was admitted as a State into the Union, until March 4, 1909.[3] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1908 to the Sixty-first Congress, and resumed the practice of law in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Appointed assistant attorney general of Oklahoma in 1919, Fulton served until 1922, when he resigned and again resumed the practice of his profession.
Death
Fulton died on October 4, 1939 (age 74 years, 165 days) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He is interred at Valhalla Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri. Senator Charles William Fulton from Oregon, was his brother.[4]
References
- ^ "Elmer L. Fulton". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ "Elmer L. Fulton". Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ "Elmer L. Fulton". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ "Elmer L. Fulton". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
External links
- United States Congress. "Elmer L. Fulton (id: F000421)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Fulton, Elmer
- Elmer L. Fulton at Find a Grave
- 1865 births
- 1939 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Democrats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- People from Harrison County, Iowa
- People from Tabor, Iowa
- People from Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Politicians from Oklahoma City
- People from Pawnee City, Nebraska
- Lawyers from Oklahoma City