John Fullerton (politician)
{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = John Fullerton
| image =
| caption =
| office1 = Ontario MPP
| term_start1 = 1945
| term_end1 = 1963
| predecessor1 = Wilfred Miller
| successor1 = Stan Farquhar
| constituency1 = Algoma—Manitoulin
| party = Progressive Conservative
| birth_date = {{birth date|1912|5|12}}
| birth_place = Thessalon, Ontario
| death_date = {{death date and age|1965|07|06|1912|5|12}}
| death_place = Toronto, Ontario
| occupation = Funeral director
| spouse = Marian Dobie
| children = 4
}}
John Arthur Fullerton (May 12, 1912 – July 5, 1965) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1945 to 1963. He represented the riding of Algoma—Manitoulin.
Background
He was born in Thessalon, Ontario, the son of James Albert Fullerton, and educated there. In 1938, he married Marian Dobie. Fullerton was a furniture dealer and funeral director. He served on the town council and was also a master in the local Masonic lodge.{{cite book |title=Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1952 |date=1952 |author=GP Normandin}} He and Marian raised four children.{{cite news |title=John Fullerton: First Tory MPP In North Riding Sat 18 Years |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=July 6, 1965 |page=62}}
Politics
In 1945, Fullerton ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the northern Ontario riding of Algoma—Manitoulin. He defeated Liberal candidate J.F. McDermid by 419 votes.{{cite news |author=Canadian Press |title=How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings |newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star |date=June 5, 1945 |location=Toronto |page=5 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JbE7AAAAIBAJ&sjid=KisMAAAAIBAJ&pg=876%2C12828009}} He was re-elected in 1948, 1951, 1955 and 1959.{{cite news |author=Canadian Press |title=How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings |newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star |date=June 8, 1948 |location=Toronto |page=24}}{{cite news |author=Canadian Press |title=Complete Ontario Vote |newspaper=The Montreal Gazette |date=November 22, 1951 |location=Montreal|page=4 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l6gtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hZkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7192%2C3337413}}{{cite news |author=Canadian Press |title=Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies |newspaper=The Ottawa Citizen |date=June 10, 1955 |location=Ottawa |page=4 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vCAvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TN0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4268%2C2256424}}{{cite news |author=Canadian Press |title=Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies |newspaper=The Ottawa Citizen |date=June 12, 1959 |location=Ottawa |page=26 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yh0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d-QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6095%2C2812390}}
In 1963, he was defeated by Liberal candidate Stan Farquhar by 1,644 votes.{{cite news |author=Canadian Press |title=78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=September 26, 1963 |location=Windsor, Ontario |page=25 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QDM_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=T1EMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6134%2C3886120}} Fullerton attributed his loss to "free beer and cocktail parties" given out by the opposition. Others believed that the loss was due to a controversial relocation of a senior's residence that was to be built in Espanola but was instead moved to his own home town of Thessalon.
References
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External links
- {{Ontario MPP biography|id=john-arthur-fullerton|name=John Arthur Fullerton|old_id=1178}}
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Category:Canadian funeral directors
Category:People from Algoma District
Category:Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario