Angus Anderson Fulton (10 January 1900 – 21 June 1983) was a British

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.University of Dundee honorary graduates

Life

Fulton was born in

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on 10 January 1900.

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was an associate member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) for more than 50 years and Angus followed in his footsteps to become a civil engineer.Fulton's presidential address
/ref> Fulton was educated at the High School of Dundee, and

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, part of the

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where he was a

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in the senior division of the

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. Following his graduation in 1922 with a

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degree he was commissioned as a

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into the

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engineers section of the Territorial Army

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. In 1953 he was elected a Fellow of the

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. His proposers were Robert McAdam,

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, David Kerr Duff and James Reed. Fulton was elected president of the ICE for the November 1969 to November 1970 session. He was awarded an

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degree by the University of Dundee on 6 July 1970. Fulton was involved with many institutions and was elected a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the

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, the Institution of Electrical Engineers and the

. In addition he was also elected a member of the

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in 1972. Fulton was appointed as

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. He died at

Inveresk Inveresk (Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic: ''Inbhir Easg'') is a village in East Lothian, Scotland situated to the south of Musselburgh. It has been designated a Conservation area (United Kingdom), conservation area since 1969. It is situated on s ...

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on 21 June 1983.

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