John H. Fulton

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John H. Fulton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 18th district
In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
Preceded by	Joseph Johnson
Succeeded by	George W. Hopkins
Member of the Virginia Senate from Washington, Lee, Scott, Russell, and Tazewell Counties
In office 1828 – 1830
Preceded by	John D. Sharp
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Washington County
In office 1822 – 1824
Personal details
Born	1792 Augusta County, Virginia, US
Died	January 28, 1836 (aged 43–44) Abingdon, Virginia, US
Resting place	Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Virginia
Political party	Jacksonian
Alma mater	Hampden-Sydney College

John Hall Fulton (1792 – January 28, 1836) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the brother of Andrew S. Fulton.

Biography

Born in Augusta County, Virginia, Fulton attended common schools as a child and went on to graduate from Hampden-Sydney College. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Abingdon, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1823 and 1824 and the Virginia Senate from 1829 to 1831. Fulton was elected a Jacksonian to the United States House of Representatives in 1832, serving from 1833 to 1835, being unsuccessful for reelection in 1834. He ran for the House again in 1836, but died before the election on January 28, 1836, in Abingdon, Virginia. He was interred in Sinking Spring Cemetery in Abingdon.

External links

• United States Congress. "John H. Fulton (id: F000423)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.