Thomas J. D. Fuller

Thomas J. D. Fuller
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 6th district
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857
Preceded by	Israel Washburn, Jr.
Succeeded by	Stephen Clark Foster
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 7th district
In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853
Preceded by	Hezekiah Williams
Succeeded by	District abolished
Personal details
Born	March 17, 1808 Hardwick, Vermont
Died	February 13, 1876 (aged 67) Upperville, Virginia

Thomas James Duncan Fuller (March 17, 1808 – February 13, 1876) was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Hardwick, Vermont on March 17, 1808. He attended the common schools.

He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Calais, Maine. He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1857). He was elected chairman of the Committee on Commerce (Thirty-third Congress).

He was not a candidate for renomination in 1856. He was appointed by President James Buchanan as Second Auditor of the Treasury and served from April 15, 1857, to August 3, 1861. He engaged in the practice of law before the United States Supreme Court and the Court of Claims in Washington, D.C.

He died, while on a visit to his son, near Upperville, Virginia on February 13, 1876. His interment is in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

References

• United States Congress. "Thomas J. D. Fuller (id: F000412)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.