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Elmer Lincoln Fulton


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 (1865-04-22) Magnolia, Iowa, US
Died	October 4, 1939 (1939-10-05) (aged 74) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US
Resting place	Valhalla Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri
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 lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma from 1907 to 1909.

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]

Congress

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.^[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1908 to the Sixty-first Congress.

Later career

After leaving Congress, he 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.

Family

He married Mabel Rinehart on March 7, 1906.^[3]

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". Govtrack US 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". 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

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by District created	United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Oklahoma 1907–1909	Succeeded by Dick T. Morgan

v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma
1st district	McGuire Davenport Chandler Howard Chandler Howard Montgomery Howard O'Connor Disney Schwabe Gilmer Schwabe Belcher Jones Inhofe Largent Sullivan Bridenstine Hern
2nd district	Fulton Morgan Hastings Robertson Hastings Nichols Stigler Edmondson McSpadden Risenhoover Synar Coburn Carson D. Boren Mullin Brecheen
3rd district	Davenport Creager Davenport Carter Cartwright Stewart Albert Watkins Brewster Watkins Lucas
4th district	Carter Murray McKeown Pringey McKeown Gassaway L. Boren G. Johnson Steed McCurdy Watts Cole
5th district	Ferris Thompson Harreld Swank Stone Swank Lee Hill G. Smith Monroney Jarman Edwards Istook Fallin Lankford Russell Horn Bice
6th district	Ferris Gensman Thomas J. Johnson Sr. Morris Wickersham Morris Wickersham J. Johnson Jr. J. Smith Camp English Lucas
7th district	McClintic Massingale Wickersham Peden Wickersham
8th district	Morgan Swindall Herrick Garber Marland Ferguson Rizley Wilson Belcher
At-large	Murray Thompson Weaver Rogers
Territory	Harvey Flynn Callahan Flynn McGuire

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