There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Fuller, one in the

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and one in the

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. One creation is extant as of 2010. The Fuller Baronetcy, of the

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, was created in the Baronetage of England on 1 August 1687 for James Chapman Fuller. The title became extinct on his death in 1709. The Fuller Baronetcy, of

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, in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 7 July 1910 for John Fuller. He represented Westbury in the

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as a

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from 1900 to 1911 and served as

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from 1911 to 1914.

Fuller baronets, of the Inner Temple (1687)

*Sir James Chapman Fuller, 1st Baronet (died 1709)

Fuller baronets, of Neston Park (1910)

* Sir John Michael Fleetwood Fuller, 1st Baronet (1864–1915) *Sir (John) Gerard Henry Fleetwood Fuller, 2nd Baronet (1906–1981), born 8 July 1906, son of 1st Baronet and Norah Jacintha Phipps, daughter of

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of Chalcot House, near

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; served Life Guards, 1927 to 1946;

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);

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for Wiltshire, 1946; Member of

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, 1947–1971 (

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, 1961); Joint Master,

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, 1947–1961 and 1962–1964. Married 1931, Lady Fiona Pratt, daughter of 4th

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(divorced 1944), two sons; secondly, 1945, Kathleen Elizabeth MBE DStJ (died 1964), daughter of Sir George Farrar, Bt; and thirdly, 1966, Mrs Mary Leventon; he died 16 October 1981.''FULLER, Major Sir (John) Gerard (Henry Fleetwood)'', in ''Who Was Who'', A. & C. Black, 1920–2008
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, December 2007 (subscription site) *Sir John William Fleetwood Fuller, 3rd Baronet (1936–1998) *Sir James Henry Fleetwood Fuller, 4th Baronet (born 1970)

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuller, Baronets Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom People from Corsham Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England

Fuller baronets, of the Inner Temple (1687)

Fuller baronets, of Neston Park (1910)

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