William S. Fulton

William S. Fulton
William S. Fulton
United States Senator; from Arkansas
	In office; September 18, 1836 – August 15, 1844
Preceded by	new constituency
Succeeded by	Chester Ashley
4th Governor of Arkansas Territory
	In office; March 9, 1835 – June 15, 1836
President	Andrew Jackson
Preceded by	John Pope
Succeeded by	James Conway
2nd Secretary of the Arkansas Territory
	In office; April 8, 1829 – February 23, 1835
President	Andrew Jackson
Preceded by	Robert Crittenden
Succeeded by	Lewis Randolph
Personal details
Born	William Savin Fulton; June 2, 1795; Cecil County, Maryland, U.S.
Died	August 15, 1844 (aged 49); Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Holly Cemetery,; Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.; 34°44′15.3″N 92°16′42.5″W / 34.737583°N 92.278472°W
Political party	Democratic (Jacksonian)
Spouse	Matilda Nowland
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Maryland Militia
Years of service	1813–1814
Rank	Corporal
Unit	Captain Nicholson's Company of Artillery
Battles/wars	War of 1812; Battle of Baltimore;

William Savin Fulton (June 2, 1795 – August 15, 1844) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1836 until his death in 1844. He had previously served as the fourth governor of Arkansas Territory, from 1835 to 1836, and the second secretary of the Arkansas Territory from 1829 to 1835.

Early life

Fulton was born in Cecil County, Maryland, and graduated from Baltimore College in 1813. He had intended to study law, but with the outbreak of the War of 1812 he enlisted in a company of volunteers at Fort McHenry. Fulton was military secretary to General Andrew Jackson during the Seminole War in 1818. After the war, Fulton moved to Gallatin, Tennessee, where he was admitted to the bar in 1817. He owned slaves.^[1]

Political career

In 1820, Fulton settled in Florence, Alabama. In 1821, he was elected to the Legislature. He was appointed Secretary of the Arkansas Territory by President Andrew Jackson in 1829.^[2] Fulton served as Secretary until 1835, when he was appointed Governor of the Territory. When Arkansas was admitted as a state in 1836, he became one of its first Senators. In the United States Senate he became a member of the Democratic Party. Fulton remained a Senator until his death in 1844.^[3]

Death

Fulton died at his home in Little Rock and was buried in the historic Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock.

Legacy

Fulton County, Arkansas is named for him.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, January 19, 2022, retrieved July 11, 2022
^ "William Savin Fulton (1795–1844)". The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
^ "Fulton, William Savin (1795-1844)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
^ "Profile for Fulton County, Arkansas, AR". ePodunk. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 133.

External links

Media related to William S. Fulton at Wikimedia Commons
William S. Fulton at Find a Grave
William S. Fulton at The Political Graveyard
Works by or about William S. Fulton at the Internet Archive

Government offices
Preceded by Robert Crittenden	Secretary of the Arkansas Territory 1829–1835	Succeeded by Lewis Randolph
Preceded by John Pope	Governor of Arkansas Territory 1835–1836	Succeeded by James Conway as Governor of Arkansas
U.S. Senate
New constituency	U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Arkansas 1836–1844 With: Ambrose Hundley Sevier	Succeeded by Chester Ashley

[1] "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, January 19, 2022, retrieved July 11, 2022

[2] "William Savin Fulton (1795–1844)". The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved August 11, 2012.

[3] "Fulton, William Savin (1795-1844)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 9, 2012.

[4] "Profile for Fulton County, Arkansas, AR". ePodunk. Retrieved August 11, 2012.

[5] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 133.

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v t e Governors of Arkansas
Territorial (1819–1836)	J. Miller Izard Pope Fulton
State (from 1836)	J. Conway Yell Adams Drew Byrd Roane E. Conway Rector Fletcher Flanagin Murphy Clayton Hadley Baxter Garland W. Miller Churchill Berry Hughes Eagle Fishback Clarke Jones Davis Little Moore Pindall Martin Donaghey Robinson Oldham Futrell Hays Brough McRae Terral Martineau Parnell Futrell Bailey Adkins Laney McMath Cherry Faubus Rockefeller Bumpers Riley Pryor Purcell Clinton White Clinton Tucker Huckabee Beebe Hutchinson Huckabee Sanders
Italics indicates acting governor.

v t e United States senators from Arkansas
Class 2	Fulton Ashley Sebastian McDonald Clayton Garland Berry Davis Heiskell Kavanaugh Robinson Miller Spencer McClellan Hodges D. Pryor Hutchinson M. Pryor Cotton
Class 3	Sevier Borland Johnson Mitchel Rice Dorsey Walker Jones Clarke Kirby T. Caraway H. Caraway Fulbright Bumpers Lincoln Boozman

v t e Chairs of the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Public Buildings (1838–1857)	Fulton Kerr Dayton Cameron Bright Hunter Whitcomb James Bayard
Public Buildings and Grounds (1857–1947)	Bright Foot Brown Fessenden Morrill Dawes Jones Rollins Mahone Stanford Vest Quay Fairbanks Warren Scott Sutherland Swanson Reed Fernald Lenroot Keyes Connally Maloney Andrews
Public Works (1947–1977)	Revercomb Chávez Martin Chávez McNamara Randolph
Environment and Public Works (1977–present)	Randolph Stafford Burdick Moynihan Baucus Chafee Smith Reid Smith Jeffords Inhofe Boxer Inhofe Barrasso Carper

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