James Fulbright | |
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| Prosecuting Attorney forRipley County | |
| In office 1906–1910 | |
| Member of theMissouri House of Representatives | |
| In office 1913–1919 | |
| Mayor ofDoniphan, Missouri | |
| In office 1919–1921 | |
| U.S. Representative for Missouri's 14th Congressional District | |
| In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | |
| Preceded by | Edward D. Hays |
| Succeeded by | Ralph E. Bailey |
| In office March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph E. Bailey |
| Succeeded by | Dewey J. Short |
| In office March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Dewey J. Short |
| Succeeded by | District dissolved |
| Judge of theSpringfield Court of Appeals | |
| In office January 1, 1937 – April 5, 1948 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Franklin Fulbright January 24, 1877 Millersville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 1948(1948-04-05) (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Doniphan Cemetery,Doniphan, Missouri |
James Franklin Fulbright (January 24, 1877 – April 5, 1948) was aU.S. Representative fromMissouri.
Born nearMillersville, Missouri, Fulbright attended the public schools and was graduated from the State Normal School,Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in 1900.He taught school in Cape Girardeau and Ripley Counties for several years.He attended theWashington University School of Law, for a short time.He was admitted to the bar in 1903 and commenced practice inDoniphan, Missouri, in 1904.He was appointed and subsequently elected prosecuting attorney of Ripley County in 1906.He was reelected in 1908 and 1910.He served as member of the State house of representatives 1913-1919, serving as speaker pro tempore 1915-1919.He served as mayor ofDoniphan, Missouri from 1919 to 1921.
Fulbright was elected as aDemocrat to the Sixty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924 to the Sixty-ninth Congress.
Fulbright was elected to the Seventieth Congress (March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress.
Fulbright was elected to the Seventy-second Congress (March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933).He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932.He resumed the practice of law.He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1928.Permanent chairman of the Democratic State convention in 1936.
Fulbright was elected judge of the Springfield Court of Appeals in 1936 and served from January 1, 1937, until his death inSpringfield, Missouri, April 5, 1948.He was interred in Doniphan Cemetery,Doniphan, Missouri.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 14th congressional district 1923–1925 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 14th congressional district 1927–1929 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 14th congressional district 1931–1933 | Succeeded by District dissolved |
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