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.
John Fullerton | |
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Ontario MPP | |
In office 1945–1963 | |
Preceded by | Wilfred Miller |
Succeeded by | Stan Farquhar |
Constituency | Algoma—Manitoulin |
Personal details | |
Born | Thessalon, Ontario | May 12, 1912
Died | July 6, 1965 Toronto, Ontario | (aged 53)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Spouse | Marian Dobie |
Children | 4 |
Occupation | Funeral director |
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.[1] He and Marian raised four children.[2]
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.[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]