Hampton P. Fulmer
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Hampton Pitts Fulmer was an American
politician
of the Democratic Party. He represented South Carolina
in the United States House of Representatives
from 1921 - October 19, 1944. After his death, his wife Willa L. Fulmer
took over his seat.
Fulmer was born near Springfield, South Carolina
. He attended the public schools and was graduated from Massey’s Business College in Columbus, Georgia
, in 1897. He engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits in Norway, South Carolina
, and also engaged in banking.
Fulmer was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
1917-1920. He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-seventh and to the eleven succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1921, until his death. While in Congress, he served as chairman, Committee on Agriculture (Seventy-sixth through Seventy-eighth Congresses). He had been nominated for re-election to the Seventy-ninth Congress before dying in Washington, D.C.
, October 19, 1944. He was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Orangeburg, South Carolina
.
United States
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politician
Politician
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of the Democratic Party. He represented South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1921 - October 19, 1944. After his death, his wife Willa L. Fulmer
Willa L. Fulmer
Willa Lybrand Fulmer was a United States Representative from South Carolina. She was born in Wagener, South Carolina where she attended the Wagener public schools and Greenville, South Carolina Female College....
took over his seat.
Fulmer was born near Springfield, South Carolina
Springfield, South Carolina
Springfield is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 504 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Springfield is located at ....
. He attended the public schools and was graduated from Massey’s Business College in Columbus, Georgia
Columbus, Georgia
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...
, in 1897. He engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits in Norway, South Carolina
Norway, South Carolina
Norway is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 389 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Norway is located at ....
, and also engaged in banking.
Fulmer was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
South Carolina House of Representatives
The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the upper house being the South Carolina Senate. It consists of 124 Representatives elected to two year terms at the same time as US Congressional elections...
1917-1920. He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-seventh and to the eleven succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1921, until his death. While in Congress, he served as chairman, Committee on Agriculture (Seventy-sixth through Seventy-eighth Congresses). He had been nominated for re-election to the Seventy-ninth Congress before dying in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, October 19, 1944. He was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Orangeburg, South Carolina
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Orangeburg, also known as "The Garden City," is the principal city in and the county seat of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The city is also the fifth oldest city in the state of South Carolina. The city population was 12,765 at the 2000 census, within a Greater Orangeburg...
.