About 1835 he went to Washington College, then began a study of medicine at West Newton under Dr. John Hasson. He located in Uniontown in the spring of 1840. He was a republican delegate to the 1860 national convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln. He was a member of the state senate 1860-3 and was a candidate for congress in 1864, running against John L. Dawson who won by 16 votes.
In 1839 he married Elvira Markle of west Newton, who died in 1846. They had three children: Dr. John M. Fuller, Harriet and Elizabeth Fuller. His second wife was Jane, daughter of William D. Beggs of Uniontown. They married in 1849 and had three sons living of five born: Dr. William B. Fuller, Frank M., attorney at law, and Dr. Smith Fuller.
Source: Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania
About 1835 he went to Washington College, then began a study of medicine at West Newton under Dr. John Hasson. He located in Uniontown in the spring of 1840. He was a republican delegate to the 1860 national convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln. He was a member of the state senate 1860-3 and was a candidate for congress in 1864, running against John L. Dawson who won by 16 votes.
In 1839 he married Elvira Markle of west Newton, who died in 1846. They had three children: Dr. John M. Fuller, Harriet and Elizabeth Fuller. His second wife was Jane, daughter of William D. Beggs of Uniontown. They married in 1849 and had three sons living of five born: Dr. William B. Fuller, Frank M., attorney at law, and Dr. Smith Fuller.
Source: Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania
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