William Duane Fulton (May 27, 1864 – March 2, 1925) was a Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who served in the Ohio House of Representatives and was Ohio Secretary of State 1917–1919.
Biography
William Duane Fulton was born in Homer, Ohio, in 1864. He attended public schools, and graduated from Denison University, Granville, Ohio.Mercer 1913 : 583-584Pealer 1918 : 71 He then read law and after admission to the bar, he practiced in Newark, Ohio. He was city solicitor, and member of council.
Fulton was elected as a Democrat to the Ohio House of Representatives to the 79th (1911–1912) and 80th (1913–1914) General Assemblies.Mercer 1913 : 293,322 In the 80th Assembly, he authored the bill that Gerrymandered the state's Congressional districts.
In 1916, Fulton was elected Ohio Secretary of State, and served 1917–1919.
Fulton married Josephine W. Wintermuth of Newark. They had three daughters and a son.
Fulton died March 1925 in Mount Clemens, Michigan.
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