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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsAlvan Tufts FULLER
(1878-1958)
FULLER, Alvan Tufts, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., February
27, 1878; attended the public schools; engaged in the bicycle
business in 1896; founder and owner of the Packard Motor Car Co. of
Boston; member of the State house of representatives in 1915;
delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1916; elected as
an Independent Republican to the Sixty-fifth Congress and reelected
as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth Congress and served from March
4, 1917, to January 5, 1921; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
1921-1924; elected Governor of Massachusetts in 1924 and assumed
his duties January 7, 1925; reelected in 1926 for the term expiring
January 1, 1929; chairman of the board of Cadillac-Oldsmobile Co.,
of Boston; did not accept compensation for services while in public
office; died in Boston, Mass., April 30, 1958; remains were
cremated and interred in East Cemetery, Rye Beach, N.H.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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