Hampton P. Fulmer

Hampton Pitts Fulmer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1933 – October 19, 1944
Preceded by	Butler B. Hare
Succeeded by	Willa L. Fulmer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 7th district
In office March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by	Edward C. Mann
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished Tom Rice after constituency reestablished in 2013
Member of South Carolina House of Representatives from Orangeburg County
In office January 9, 1917 – March 6, 1920
Personal details
Born	(1875-06-23)June 23, 1875 Springfield, South Carolina
Died	October 19, 1944(1944-10-19) (aged 69) Washington, D.C.
Resting place	Orangeburg, South Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Willa L. Fulmer ​ (m. 1901)​
Alma mater	Massey Business College
Profession	Farmer, businessman
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Hampton Pitts Fulmer (June 23, 1875 – October 19, 1944) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 – October 19, 1944. After his death, his wife Willa L. Fulmer took over his seat.

Early life and education

Fulmer was born near Springfield, South Carolina on June 23, 1875. He attended the public schools and was graduated from Massey Business College in Columbus, Georgia in 1897. He engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits in Norway, South Carolina, and also engaged in banking.

He married Willa E. Lybrand in 1901, and they had three children.

Political career

Fulmer was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives 1917–1920. He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-seventh and to the eleven succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1921, until his death. While in Congress, he served as chairman, Committee on Agriculture (Seventy-sixth through Seventy-eighth Congresses). He had been nominated for re-election to the Seventy-ninth Congress before dying in Washington, D.C., October 19, 1944.

During World War II but before Pearl Harbor Fullmer was outspokenly pro-British, and he advocated providing Britain with military aid in their war against Nazi Germany. Fulmer also advocated American entry into the war. In 1941 he voted in favor of the 1941 Lend Lease Act. Fulmer was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Orangeburg, South Carolina.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

References

• United States Congress. "Hampton P. Fulmer (id: F000417)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.