Charles W. Fulton
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United States Senator from Oregon |
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In office March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1909 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Simon |
| Succeeded by | George Earle Chamberlain |
| President of the Oregon State Senate | |
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In office 1893–1894 1901–1902 |
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| Preceded by |
Joseph Simon T. C. Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Simon George C. Brownell |
| Oregon State Senator | |
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In office 1878–1881 1891–1895 1898–1903 |
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| Constituency | Clatsop, Columbia, and Tillamook counties |
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August 24, 1853 Lima, Ohio |
| Died | January 27, 1918 (aged 64) Portland, Oregon |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ada M. Hobson |
| Profession | Attorney |
Charles William Fulton (August 24, 1853 – January 27, 1918) was an American lawyer and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Ohio, he grew up in Iowa and Nebraska before settling in Astoria, Oregon. A Republican, he served in the Oregon State Senate, including time as President of the Senate, before he was elected as United States Senator from Oregon.
Charles William Fulton was born in Lima, Ohio, on August 24, 1853, to Jacob and Eliza A. Fulton. The family moved to Iowa in 1855 and settled in Magnolia, Harrison County. Fulton attended the common schools there, and then moved to Pawnee City, Nebraska, in 1870 where he was educated at the Pawnee City Academy. He taught school while he studied law in Nebraska, and passed the bar in April 1875 in that state. Three days after passing the bar he departed for Oregon, arriving in Portland on April 20. Fulton then taught school for a few months to the south in Linn County at Waterloo. In July 1875, he relocated to Astoria at the mouth of the Columbia River where he entered private legal practice.
In 1878, Fulton was elected to the Oregon State Senate to represent Clatsop, Columbia, and Tillamook counties as a Republican. He served his four-year term, remaining through the 1880 legislative session. In 1880, he began working as Astoria's city attorney, keeping the job until 1882. In 1890, he was elected to his old seat in the senate for a four-year term. During the 1893 session he served as President of the Senate.
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