{{short description|American politician}}
'''Harrison Fuller''' (August 1, 1845 – June 2, 1904) was an American farmer and politician from New York.
== Life == Fuller was born on August 1, 1845, in the family homestead in Adams, New York. His parents were William Fuller, a farmer, and Martha Keep. He attended the Union Academy in Belleville.<ref name=":0" />
After he finished school, Fuller worked as a farmer. He eventually became one of the largest landowners in the county, cultivating more than 1,600 acres. He was active in the Watertown Produce Exchange and served as president and vice-president of the Jefferson County Agricultural Society. He was also interested in business and industrial ventures in and around Adams, serving as vice-president of Farmers' National Bank of Adams and a director of the Watertown National Bank. He lived in Adams Centre.<ref name=":1" />
In 1891, Fuller was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the Jefferson County 1st District. He served in the Assembly in 1892,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lloyd|first=Will L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5THmWKSAlucC|title=The New York Red Book|publisher=James B. Lyon|year=1892|location=Albany|pages=125–126|language=en}}</ref> 1893,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Murlin|first=Edgar L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1cwGAQAAIAAJ|title=The New York Red Book|publisher=James B. Lyon|year=1893|location=Albany|pages=130–131|language=en}}</ref> 1894,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Murlin|first=Edgar L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8x80AQAAMAAJ|title=The New York Red Book|publisher=James B. Lyon|year=1894|location=Albany|pages=128–129|language=en}}</ref> and 1895. While in the Assembly, he introduced several measures, including one that provided for the compulsory education of children in the state.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Murlin|first=Edgar L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9gNDAQAAMAAJ|title=The New York Red Book|publisher=James B. Lyon|year=1895|location=Albany|pages=171–172|language=en}}</ref>
Fuller married Ella Snell in 1865. They had a daughter, Martha Annette. He was a freemason, a Royal Arch Mason, a Knight Templar, and a Shriner.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Oakes|first=Rensselaer Allston|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T8kpAQAAMAAJ|title=Genealogical and Family History of the County of Jefferson, New York|publisher=The Lewis Publishing Company|year=1905|volume=II|pages=790–793|language=en}}</ref>
Fuller died in Watertown City Hospital on June 2, 1904, after suffering an accident where he was thrown from his buggy. He was buried in Honeyville Cemetery.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|date=2 June 1904|title=Harrison Fuller|volume=44|page=8|work=Watertown Daily Times|issue=131|location=Watertown, N. Y.|url=https://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Watertown%20Times/Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201904%20pdf/Newspaper%20Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201904%20-%201555.PDF}}{{dead link|date=July 2024}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* ''[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fuller.html#943.70.40 The Political Graveyard]'' * [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82493970 Harrison Fuller] at ''Find a Grave''
{{s-start}}{{s-par|us-ny-hs}} {{succession box | title = New York State Assembly <br>Jefferson County, 1st District | years = 1892 | before = Henry J. Lane | after = District Abolished }} {{succession box | title = New York State Assembly <br>Jefferson County | years = 1893-1895 | before = District Created | after = District Abolished }} {{s-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fuller, Harrison}} Category:1845 births Category:1904 deaths Category:People from Adams, New York Category:Politicians from Jefferson County, New York Category:Farmers from New York (state) Category:Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Category:American Freemasons Category:19th-century members of the New York State Legislature