John Fullerton (politician)

John Fullerton
Ontario MPP
In office
1945–1963
Preceded byWilfred Miller
Succeeded byStan Farquhar
ConstituencyAlgoma—Manitoulin
Personal details
Born(1912-05-12)May 12, 1912
Thessalon, Ontario
DiedJuly 6, 1965(1965-07-06) (aged 53)
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseMarian Dobie
Children4
OccupationFuneral director

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

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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.[1] He and Marian raised four children.[2]

Politics

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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.[3] He was re-elected in 1948, 1951, 1955 and 1959.[4][5][6][7]

In 1963, he was defeated by Liberal candidate Stan Farquhar by 1,644 votes.[8] 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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ GP Normandin (1952). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1952.
  2. ^ a b "John Fullerton: First Tory MPP In North Riding Sat 18 Years". The Globe and Mail. July 6, 1965. p. 62.
  3. ^ Canadian Press (June 5, 1945). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 5.
  4. ^ Canadian Press (June 8, 1948). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 24.
  5. ^ Canadian Press (November 22, 1951). "Complete Ontario Vote". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal. p. 4.
  6. ^ Canadian Press (June 10, 1955). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 4.
  7. ^ Canadian Press (June 12, 1959). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 26.
  8. ^ Canadian Press (September 26, 1963). "78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 25.
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