Frank B. Fulkerson | |
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 Fulkerson photographed byC. M. Bell studio | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | Charles F. Cochran |
| Succeeded by | Charles F. Booher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank Ballard Fulkerson (1866-03-05)March 5, 1866 nearEdinburg, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | August 30, 1936(1936-08-30) (aged 70) nearHigginsville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Higginsville City Cemetery, Higginsville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan University of Missouri School of Law |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Frank Ballard Fulkerson (March 5, 1866 – August 30, 1936) was aU.S. Representative fromMissouri.
Born nearEdinburg, Missouri, Fulkerson moved with his parents to a farm nearHigginsville, Missouri.He attended the common schools and graduated from Westminster College,Fulton, Missouri, in 1888.He then taught school for two years.
Fulkerson attended the law department of theUniversity of Michigan at Ann Arbor, graduating from the law department of theUniversity of Missouri inColumbia, Missouri in 1892.He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice inWarrensburg, Missouri.After serving as city attorney of Warrensburg from 1893 to 1895, he was prosecuting attorney of Johnson County for two years 1895 and 1896.Fulkerson's law practice continued as he moved first toHolden, Missouri in 1897 and then to St. Joseph, Missouri in 1900.In 1899 and 1900 he served as city attorney of Holden.
Fulkerson was elected as aRepublican to the Fifty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907).However, his bid for reelection in 1906 to the Sixtieth Congress was unsuccessful. He also made unsuccessful bids for attorney general of Missouri in 1908 and for mayor of St. Joseph, Missouri in that same year.
Fulkerson resumed the practice of law in St. Joseph, Missouri and served as delegate to several Republican State conventions, as well as to theRepublican National Convention in1908.He served as president of the city police board in 1909 and as city counselor of St. Joseph in 1913 and 1914.He returned toLafayette County, Missouri, in 1918 and continued the practice of law, also engaging in agricultural pursuits near Higginsville.He served as prosecuting attorney of Lafayette County in 1921–1925.
Fulkerson died nearHigginsville, Missouri, August 30, 1936. He was interred in Higginsville City Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forMissouri Attorney General 1908 | Succeeded by James H. Mason |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 4th congressional district 1905–1907 | Succeeded by |
