James G. Fulton | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania | |
| In office January 3, 1945 – October 6, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Herman P. Eberharter |
| Succeeded by | William Sheldrick Conover |
| Constituency | 31st district (1945–1953) 27th district (1953–1971) |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate | |
| In office 1939–1940 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1903-03-01)March 1, 1903 Dormont, Pennsylvania |
| Died | October 6, 1971(1971-10-06) (aged 68) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Institute of Technology Pennsylvania State College Harvard Law School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
James Grove (Jim) Fulton (March 1, 1903 – October 6, 1971) was an American politician who served as a member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania from 1945 to 1971.
James G. Fulton was born inDormont, Pennsylvania. He attended the Fine Arts Department of theCarnegie Institute of Technology inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated fromPennsylvania State College atState College, Pennsylvania, in 1924 and fromHarvard Law School as aDoctor of Laws in 1927. He was a member of theAllegheny County Board of Law Examiners from 1934 to 1942. He served in thePennsylvania State Senate in 1939 and 1940. He was solicitor for Dormont Borough in 1942. He worked as publisher of theMount Lebanon News and several other newspapers. He was a member of theAmerican Judicature Society,United World Federalists,American Legion andVeterans of Foreign Wars.
During theSecond World War he enlisted in theUnited States Naval Reserve in 1942 and served in theSouth Pacific as a lieutenant until discharged in 1945.
In1944, while still in the service, Fulton was elected as a Republican to the79th United States Congress, and reelected to the 13 succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1945, until his death from a heart attack inWashington, D.C., on October 6, 1971. While in Congress he was delegated to theUnited Nations Conference on Trade and Employment atHavana in 1947 and 1948, and to the 14th General Assembly of United Nations in 1959. He was a delegate to1956 Republican National Convention. In addition he served as an adviser on space to the United States Mission at the United Nations from 1960 to 1969. Fulton voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957,[1]1960,[2]1964,[3] and1968,[4] as well as the24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and theVoting Rights Act of 1965.[5][6]
Fulton is credited with saving theSpace Shuttle program. After a heart attack in 1970, Fulton emerged from an ambulance to propose a compromise that eventually saved the funding for the program.[7]
He died of a heart attack on October 6, 1971, in Washington, D.C.[8] He is buried in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
As a memorial to Fulton, the Pittsburgh Foundation has createdThe James G. Fulton Legislative Internship Program in his honor.[9]
TheCongressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Building in Pittsburgh is named after him.[10]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 31st congressional district 1945–1953 | Succeeded by District Eliminated |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 27th congressional district 1953–1971 | Succeeded by |
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