John Arthur Fullerton was an Ontario

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 merchant and political figure. He represented Algoma—Manitoulin

Algoma—Manitoulin (provincial electoral district)

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 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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 as a Progressive Conservative

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 member from 1945 to 1963.

He was born in Thessalon, Ontario

Thessalon, Ontario

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, the son of James Albert Fullerton, and educated there. In 1938, he married Marian Dobie. Fullerton was a furniture dealer and funeral director. He served on the town council and was also a master in the local Masonic lodge.

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