John H. Fulton

John Hall Fulton (* 1792 in Augusta County , Virginia , †  January 28, 1836 in Abingdon , Virginia) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1835 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Fulton was the brother of Congressman Andrew S. Fulton (1800-1884). He attended public schools in his home country and Hampden-Sydney College . After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar, he began to work in Abingdon in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career. He served in the Virginia House of Representatives in 1823 and 1824 ; from 1829 to 1831 he was a member of the State Senate . In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 .

In the 1832 congressional elections , Fulton was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 18th  constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Joseph Johnson on March 4, 1833 . Since he was not confirmed in 1834, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1835 . Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, John Fulton worked to continue his political career. At the time of his death on January 28, 1836 he had already been nominated for the upcoming congressional elections that year.

Web links

• John H. Fulton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John H. Fulton in the database of Find a Grave (English)