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    Fulton, Samuel G. "S.G., Sam"

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1877-78 (District 29)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Carlton, Cass, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 9/7/1851
    Birth Place: Medford, Massachusetts
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: S.G., Sam
    City of Residence (when first elected): Northern Pacific Junction
    Occupation (when first elected): Railroad Agent

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    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Single
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was of English ancestry.

    He moved to Manchester, New Hampshire with his parents. He came to Pacific Junction, Minnesota in 1872.

    He was a descendant of Robert Fulton who was credited with the development of the first commercially viable steamboats.

    "Mr. Fulton is a Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 36)

    He was listed as a Republican on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)

    Total Days Served: 735

    SESSIONS SERVED

    20th Legislative Session (1878)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1878
    Body: House
    District: 29
    Elected: 11/6/1877
    Residence: Northern Pacific Junction
    Term of Office: 1/8/1878 to 1/6/1879
    Oath Date: 1/8/1878
    Counties Represented: Carlton, Cass, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis
    Occupation: Railroad Agent
    Party: Republican Party Notes: He was listed as a Republican on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)
    Committees:
    • Engrossment
    • Railroads
    • State Prison (Chair)

    19th Legislative Session (1877)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1877
    Body: House
    District: 29
    Elected: 11/7/1876
    Residence: Northern Pacific Junction
    Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
    Oath Date: 1/2/1877
    Counties Represented: Carlton, Cass, Itasca, Lake, St. Louis
    Occupation: Railroad Agent
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "Mr. Fulton is a Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 36)
    Committees:
    • Railroads
    • Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams

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