Willa L. Fulmer
Willa Lybrand Fulmer (born February 3, 1884 in Wagener , South Carolina , † May 13, 1968 on board a ship en route to England ) was an American politician . Between November 1944 and January 1945 she represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .
Career
Willa Fulmer attended the public schools in her birthplace Wagener and then the Greenville Female College . She married Congressman Hampton P. Fulmer . Like her husband, she was a member of the Democratic Party . After the death of her husband in October 1944, she was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the by-elections in the second constituency of South Carolina . There it ended the legislative period that had begun between November 7, 1944 and January 3, 1945, which was overshadowed by the events of the Second World War .
In the regular congressional elections of 1944, Willa Fulmer no longer ran. In the following years she dealt with agricultural affairs. She died on May 13, 1968 on board a ship en route to England and was buried in Orangeburg .
Web links
- Willa L. Fulmer in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Willa L. Fulmer in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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SURNAME | Fulmer, Willa L. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fulmer, Willa Lybrand (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1884 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wagener , South Carolina |
DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 1968 |
Place of death | on board a ship en route to England |