Biography

10/04/1772 - 02/01/1843

Major David Fullerton (Federalist15) Franklin County 1827-1828 (National Republican15) Franklin County 1828-1835 (D15) Franklin County 1835-1837 (Whig14) Franklin County 1837-1838 (Whig14) Adams, Cumberland Franklin Counties 1838-1839

Early Life:

Major David Fullerton, born October 4, 1772, Cumberland Valley, Province of Pennsylvania, British America; now Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania; son of Humphrey and Martha Mitchell Fullerton; subscription school education; major, War of 1812; settled, Greencastle, Pennsylvania; engaged, mercantile pursuits, banking; elected, Republican, United States House of Representatives, Sixteenth Congress, 1819- resigned 1820,; resumed mercantile pursuits and banking; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1827-1828; elected, National Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1828-1835; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1835-1837; elected, Whig, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1837-1838; elected, Whig, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1838-1839; died, February 1, 1843; (age 70 years, 120 days) Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania; interment, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

Early Career:

Major, War of 1812; engaged, mercantile pursuits, banking.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 15th district, Franklin County, 1827-1828.

Elected, National Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 15th district, Franklin County, 1828-1835. 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 15th district, Franklin County, 1835-1837.

Elected, Whig, Pennsylvania State Senate, 14th district, Franklin County, 1837-1838.

Elected, Whig, Pennsylvania State Senate, 14th district, Adams, Cumberland Franklin Counties, 1838-1839. Senate was initially organized by the Whigs who recognized the disputed election of Whigs James Hanna and William Wagner. This was reversed following the end of the Buckshot War with the seating of Democrats Samuel Stevenson and Michael Snyder. The Whigs regained one seat when Democrat Thomas Bell (Chester) was replaced by Nathaniel Brooke, a Whig. 

Continued Government Service/National Politics: 

Elected, Republican, United States House of Representatives, Sixteenth Congress, 5th district, 1819-resigned 1820. 

Legacy:

Mother, Martha Mitchell Fullerton, sister of Pennsylvania State Senator, David Mitchell. 

Cited: 

Pennsylvania State Legislature: Members, Districts and Party Affiliations by Session, 1790 - 2004. Wiles University. Cox, Harold. Senate1790-1869 (wilkes.edu)

Cox, Harold. Senate Members "E" (wilkes.edu). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Pennsylvania Intelligencer (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) 23 October 1827.

David Fullerton (1772-1843) - Find a Grave Memorial