Frederick John Fulton, KC (December 8, 1862 – July 25, 1936) was a

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-born and educated

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lawyer and politician. He practiced law in

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. He was a member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly from 1900 to 1909 serving a series of cabinet roles as President of the Executive Council, Minister of Education, Provincial Secretary, Attorney General and Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works. As Attorney General, he prosecuted and convicted the notorious

Bill Miner Ezra Allen Miner (c.1847 – September 2, 1913), more popularly known as Bill Miner, was an American bandit, originally from Bowling Green, Kentucky, who served several prison terms for stagecoach robbery. Known for his unusual politeness while ...

. He was elected to the

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under the banner of Prime Minister Borden's Unionist party in the 1917 general election and served as a Member of Parliament until 1920. In 1906, he married Winnifred M. Davie, daughter of Hon.

A.E.B. Davie Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, QC, referred to as A. E. B. Davie (November 24, 1847 – August 1, 1889), was the eighth premier of British Columbia. He served in office from 1887 until his death in 1889. Called to the bar in 1873, he was the f ...

. Frederick and Winifred had four sons. Their youngest son

Davie Fulton Edmund Davie Fulton, (March 10, 1916 – May 22, 2000) was a Canadian Rhodes Scholar, politician and judge. He was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, the son of politician/lawyer Frederick John Fulton and Winnifred M. Davie, daughter of ...

, was also a Kamloops lawyer, provincial and federal politician and judge.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fulton, Frederick John 1862 births 1936 deaths British Columbia Conservative Party MLAs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia Lawyers in British Columbia Attorneys General of British Columbia British emigrants to Canada