# Harrison Fuller

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'''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](/source/Adams%2C_New_York). His parents were William Fuller, a farmer, and Martha Keep. He attended the Union Academy in [Belleville](/source/Belleville%2C_New_York).<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](/source/Adams_Center%2C_New_York).<ref name=":1" />

In 1891, Fuller was elected to the [New York State Assembly](/source/New_York_State_Assembly) as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)), representing the [Jefferson County](/source/Jefferson_County%2C_New_York) 1st District. He served in the Assembly in [1892](/source/115th_New_York_State_Legislature),<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](/source/116th_New_York_State_Legislature),<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](/source/117th_New_York_State_Legislature),<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](/source/118th_New_York_State_Legislature). 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](/source/Freemasonry), a [Royal Arch Mason](/source/Royal_Arch_Masonry), a [Knight Templar](/source/Knights_Templar_(Freemasonry)), and a [Shriner](/source/Shriners).<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](/source/Watertown_(city)%2C_New_York) 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 ==
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== 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](/source/Find_a_Grave)''

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{{succession box
| title = [New York State Assembly](/source/New_York_State_Assembly) <br>Jefferson County, 1st District
| years = 1892
| before = [Henry J. Lane](/source/Henry_J._Lane)
| after = District Abolished
}}
{{succession box
| title = [New York State Assembly](/source/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

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