David Fullerton
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David Fullerton was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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David Fullerton (uncle of David Fullerton Robison
) was born in the Cumberland Valley
, near Greencastle, Pennsylvania
. He served in the War of 1812
with the rank of Major
. He settled in Greencastle and engaged in mercantile pursuits and banking.
Fullerton was elected as a Republican to the Sixteenth
Congress and served until his resignation on May 15, 1820. He was not a candidate for renomination. He resumed mercantile pursuits and banking. He served as member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
from 1827 to 1839. He died in Greencastle in 1843. Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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David Fullerton (uncle of David Fullerton Robison
David Fullerton Robison
David Fullerton Robison was an Opposition Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
) was born in the Cumberland Valley
Cumberland Valley
The Cumberland Valley is a constituent valley of the Great Appalachian Valley and a North American agricultural region within the Atlantic Seaboard watershed in Pennsylvania and Maryland....
, near Greencastle, Pennsylvania
Greencastle, Pennsylvania
Greencastle is a borough in Franklin County in south-central Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,722 at the 2000 census.-History:...
. He served in the War of 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
with the rank of Major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
. He settled in Greencastle and engaged in mercantile pursuits and banking.
Fullerton was elected as a Republican to the Sixteenth
16th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Alabama and one seat was reapportioned from Massachusetts to the new state of Maine. For the beginning of the next congress, six more seats from Massachusetts would be reapportioned to...
Congress and served until his resignation on May 15, 1820. He was not a candidate for renomination. He resumed mercantile pursuits and banking. He served as member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
Pennsylvania State Senate
The Pennsylvania State Senate has been meeting since 1791. It is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such...
from 1827 to 1839. He died in Greencastle in 1843. Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery.