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Jerome Fuller (June 26, 1808 – September 2, 1880) was an American lawyer and chief justice of Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court from 1851 to 1852.
Fuller was born in Litchfield, Connecticut in 1808, but details are scarce about his early years. At some point he moved to
He was a member of the
Jerome Fuller at Political Graveyard
1808 births 1880 deaths Politicians from Litchfield, Connecticut People from Brockport, New York Editors of New York (state) newspapers New York (state) state court judges New York (state) state senators Members of the New York State Assembly Minnesota Territory judges 19th-century American judges 19th-century American legislators {{Minnesota-state-judge-stub
Fuller was born in Litchfield, Connecticut in 1808, but details are scarce about his early years. At some point he moved to Brockport, New York
Brockport is a village in the Town of Sweden, with two tiny portions in the Town of Clarkson, in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 7,104 at the 2020 U.S. Census. The name is derived from Heil Brockway, an early settler. ...
.Biographies of Judges and Justices of the Minnesota Appellate CourtsHe was a member of the
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
The Assem ...
(Monroe Co.) in 1843
Events January–March
* January
** Serial publication of Charles Dickens's novel ''Martin Chuzzlewit'' begins in London; in the July chapters, he lands his hero in the United States.
** Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" ...
, and of the New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature; the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Its members are elected to two-year terms; there are no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate.
Partisan com ...
(27th D.) in 1848
1848 is historically famous for the wave of revolutions, a series of widespread struggles for more liberal governments, which broke out from Brazil to Hungary; although most failed in their immediate aims, they significantly altered the polit ...
and 1849
Events
January–March
* January 1 – France begins issue of the Ceres series, the nation's first postage stamps.
* January 5 – Hungarian Revolution of 1848: The Austrian army, led by Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, enters in th ...
. He was the founding editor of the ''Albany Register'' newspaper. On November 13, 1851 Fuller was appointed to the Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court by President Millard Fillmore following the removal of Aaron Goodrich
Aaron Goodrich (6 July 1807 – 24 June 1887) was an American lawyer, jurist and diplomat.
Biography
Goodrich was born in Sempronius, New York, in 1807. In 1815, the family moved to a farm in western New York state, where Aaron attended country s ...
. His appointment was denied by the United States Senate, but news of this did not reach St. Paul until after Fuller had arrived and started work. He sat on the court's July 1852 term and continued in his post until the end of that year.
Fuller subsequently returned to Brockport, New York, where he was elected County Judge. He died on September 2, 1880, and was buried with his wife Lucy in High Street Cemetery, Brockport, N.Y.
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External links
Jerome Fuller at Political Graveyard
1808 births 1880 deaths Politicians from Litchfield, Connecticut People from Brockport, New York Editors of New York (state) newspapers New York (state) state court judges New York (state) state senators Members of the New York State Assembly Minnesota Territory judges 19th-century American judges 19th-century American legislators {{Minnesota-state-judge-stub