Harrison Fuller
Harrison Fuller (August 1, 1845 – June 2, 1904) was an American farmer and politician from New York.
Life
[edit]Fuller was born on August 1, 1845, in the family homestead in Adams, New York. His parents were William Fuller, a farmer, and Martha Keep. He attended the Union Academy in Belleville.[1]
After he finished school, Fuller worked as a farmer. He eventually became one of the largest landowners in the county, cultivating more than 1,600 acres. He was active in the Watertown Produce Exchange and served as president and vice-president of the Jefferson County Agricultural Society. He was also interested in business and industrial ventures in and around Adams, serving as vice-president of Farmers' National Bank of Adams and a director of the Watertown National Bank. He lived in Adams Centre.[2]
In 1891, Fuller was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the Jefferson County 1st District. He served in the Assembly in 1892,[3] 1893,[4] 1894,[5] and 1895. While in the Assembly, he introduced several measures, including one that provided for the compulsory education of children in the state.[6]
Fuller married Ella Snell in 1865. They had a daughter, Martha Annette. He was a freemason, a Royal Arch Mason, a Knight Templar, and a Shriner.[1]
Fuller died in Watertown City Hospital on June 2, 1904, after suffering an accident where he was thrown from his buggy. He was buried in Honeyville Cemetery.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Oakes, Rensselaer Allston (1905). Genealogical and Family History of the County of Jefferson, New York. Vol. II. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 790–793.
- ^ a b "Harrison Fuller" (PDF). Watertown Daily Times. Vol. 44, no. 131. Watertown, N. Y. 2 June 1904. p. 8.[dead link]
- ^ Lloyd, Will L. (1892). The New York Red Book. Albany: James B. Lyon. pp. 125–126.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1893). The New York Red Book. Albany: James B. Lyon. pp. 130–131.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1894). The New York Red Book. Albany: James B. Lyon. pp. 128–129.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1895). The New York Red Book. Albany: James B. Lyon. pp. 171–172.