William E. Fuller

William E. Fuller

William Elijah Fuller (March 30, 1846 - April 23, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Iowa.

Born in Howard, Pennsylvania, Fuller moved with his parents to West Union, Iowa, in 1853.He attended the common schools, the Upper Iowa University at Fayette, and the State University of Iowa at Iowa City.He was graduated from the law department of the latter university in June 1870.He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in West Union. Held a position in the Office of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, in 1866 and 1867.He served as member of the West Union Board of Education for six years.He served as member of the Iowa House of Representatives in 1876 and 1877.He served as member of the Republican State and congressional committees.

Fuller was elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1889).He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1888. Assistant Attorney General, Spanish Treaty Claims Commission from 1901 to 1907.He resumed the practice of law in West Union.He died in Washington, D.C., April 23, 1918.He was interred in West Union Cemetery, West Union, Iowa.

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