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Philo C. Fuller
Philo C. Fuller
New York State Comptroller
	In office; 1850–1851
Governor	Hamilton Fish; Washington Hunt
Preceded by	Washington Hunt
Succeeded by	John Wright
5th Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives
	In office; 1841–1841
Preceded by	Henry Acker
Succeeded by	John Biddle
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives; from the Lenawee County district
	In office; 1841–1841
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from New York's 30th district
	In office; March 4, 1833 – September 2, 1836
Preceded by	Bates Cooke
Succeeded by	John Young
Member of the New York Senate; from the 8th district
	In office; 1831–1832
Member of the New York State Assembly; from the Livingston County district
	In office; 1829–1830
Personal details
Born	August 14, 1787; Marlborough, Massachusetts
Died	August 16, 1855 (aged 68); Geneva, New York
Resting place	Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, New York
Spouse	Sophia Nowlen
Children	3
Parent(s)	Samuel Fuller; Delia Case
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Battles/wars	War of 1812

Philo Case Fuller (August 14, 1787, near Marlboro, Middlesex County, Massachusetts – August 16, 1855, near Geneva, Ontario County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician.^[1]

Early life

Fuller was born on August 14, 1787, in Marlborough, Massachusetts. He was the son of Samuel Fuller and Delia (née Case) Fuller. He served in the War of 1812.^[2]

Fuller was educated at the local common schools. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1813, and practiced in Geneseo, New York.^[1]

Career

Fuller served as private secretary to General William Wadsworth of Geneseo, New York, and practiced law in Albany, New York.^[1]

From 1829 to 1830, he was a member of the New York State Assembly (Livingston Co.) in 52nd and 53rd New York State Legislatures. From 1831 to 1832, he was a member of the New York State Senate (8th D.), sitting in the 54th and 55th New York State Legislatures.^[1]

Fuller was elected as an Anti-Mason to the 23rd United States Congress, and re-elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the 24th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1833, to September 2, 1836, when he resigned, and moved to Adrian, Michigan, where he engaged in banking and was president of the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad.^[1]

He was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives in 1841 and was Speaker until April 3 when he resigned having been appointed Assistant United States Postmaster General by President William Henry Harrison. Later that year, he was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Governor of Michigan. Afterwards he returned to Geneseo, New York.^[1]

On December 18, 1850, he was appointed New York State Comptroller, and served for the remainder of Washington Hunt's unexpired term until the end of 1851.^[1]

Personal life

In April 1817, he married Sophia Nowlen (c. 1791 – 1850), a native of Connecticut.^[3] Their children were:^[2]

Samuel Lucius Fuller (1818–1897), who served as private secretary to Charles H. Carroll.^[3]
Edward Philo Fuller (1820–1866), who married Cornelia Granger Carroll (1826–1909), daughter of Congressman Charles H. Carroll
George A. Fuller (b. 1822).

Fuller died near Geneva, New York, on August 16, 1855. He was buried at the Temple Hill Cemetery in Geneseo.^[1]

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "FULLER, Philo Case - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b Bergen, Tunis Garret (1915). Genealogies of the State of New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b Reid, Edwy C. (1897). Annual Report of the Secretary of the Michigan State Horticultural Society. by Authority. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

Sources

United States Congress. "Philo C. Fuller (id: F000411)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Philo Fuller Political Graveyard
List of Speakers of the MI House, at MI Legislature (PDF)
Fuller family, at rootsweb
The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 34, 141 and 274; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)

External links

FULLER, Philo Case, 1787-1855 Guide to Research Collections.

Party political offices
Preceded by William Woodbridge	Whig nominee for Governor of Michigan 1841	Succeeded by Zina Pitcher
New York State Senate
Preceded by Moses Hayden	New York State Senate Eighth District (Class 2) 1831–1832	Succeeded by John Griffin
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Bates Cooke	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 30th congressional district 1833–1836	Succeeded by John Young
Political offices
Preceded by Washington Hunt	New York State Comptroller 1850–1851	Succeeded by John C. Wright